Schweizer 1-26 N3832A
21 August 1964 · Moretown Vt, Vermont, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 August 1964 at about 13:43 local time, a Schweizer 1-26 registered N3832A, operated by Sugrbush Sorng, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Moretown Vt, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moretown Vt, Vermont, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26
- Registration
- N3832A
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Sugrbush Sorng
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1013
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FAILD SHLDR HARNESS BLAMD FOR PLTS FATAL INJURY MISC-SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AT IMPACT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1966 | Schweizer 1-26B | Ketchum Id, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 2 Aug 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Chula Vista, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Greenfield Fly | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |