Schweitzer SGS123 N8665R
27 June 1966 · Golconda Nev, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 June 1966 at about 17:30 local time, a Schweitzer SGS123 registered N8665R was involved in an accident during in flight near Golconda Nev, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Golconda Nev, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweitzer SGS123
- Registration
- N8665R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0262
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
T/O RENO 1230 TO ELKO.CRASHED 5HRS LATER.PILOT AT 14000 FT.ALT. FOR UNKN NUMBER HRS WITHOUT OXYGEN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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