Schweizer 1-26B N5736S
2 August 1970 · Chula Vista, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1970 at about 12:17 local time, a Schweizer 1-26B registered N5736S was involved in an accident during in flight near Chula Vista, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chula Vista, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gnats Glider Port
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26B
- Registration
- N5736S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3491
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
RIDGE SOARING
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1970 | Schweizer 1-34 | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Greenfield Fly | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1970 | Schweizer 1-26 | Apple Vally, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1970 | Schweizer 1-23 | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | Sailflight Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1970 | Schweizer 1-23 | Catawba, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |