Schweizer SGS1 N3899A
18 October 1970 · Jackson, New Hampshire, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1970 at about 14:43 local time, a Schweizer SGS1 registered N3899A was involved in an accident during in flight near Jackson, New Hampshire, 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 14:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jackson, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS1
- Registration
- N3899A
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- North Conway, Nh → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2486
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
PLT ABANDONED ACFT TOO LOW FOR CHUTE TO DEPLOY.ACFT RECOVERED 10/20/70.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1972 | Schweizer SGS1-2 | Rockwell, Texas, United States | Southwest Soar | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Schweizer SGS1-2 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | Windy City SOA | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1967 | Schweizer SGS1 | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1980 | Schweizer SGS1 | Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States | Wave Flights, I | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1982 | Schweizer SGS1-260 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Turf Soaring School | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1982 | Schweizer SGS1-26 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviation, Inc. | 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 |