Schweizer SGS126 N8683R
8 June 1968 · Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1968 at about 15:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N8683R, operated by AAE Soaring CL, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toughkenamon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Garden
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N8683R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- AAE Soaring CL
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1815
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 EXTENDED DOWNWIND LEG TOO FAR.
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 |
| 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 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 | - |