Schweizer SGS126 N3834A
18 February 1968 · Elizaville, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 February 1968 at about 12:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N3834A was involved in an accident during in flight near Elizaville, New York, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elizaville, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N3834A
- 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
- 3-0516
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
DOWNWIND STAGE OF FLT, WINDS 20 KTS WITH GUSTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1968 | Schweizer SGS126 | Adelanto, California, United States | Air Force Cade | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1968 | Schweizer SGS126 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Sail Planes In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1968 | Schweizer SGS126 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | Capitol Area S | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1968 | Schweizer SGS126 | Fremont, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1968 | Schweizer SGS126 | Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States | AAE Soaring CL | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1968 | Schweizer SGS126 | Crawford, New York, United States | Nutmeg Soaring | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |