Schweizer SGS126 N2791Z
8 September 1968 · Jacksonville, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1968 at about 13:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N2791Z, operated by Sail Planes In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Herlong
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N2791Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Sail Planes In
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3561
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT SAID RAIN MOVED BETWEEN HIM AND ARPT, WAS FORCED ON GRND BY DOWNDRAFT, GRND LOOPED TO AVOID TREE
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 | - |
| 18 Feb 1968 | Schweizer SGS126 | Elizaville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |