Schweizer SGS126 N8681R
18 July 1970 · Romoland, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 July 1970 at about 13:07 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N8681R, operated by Orange County, was involved in an accident during in flight near Romoland, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Romoland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perris
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N8681R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Orange County
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Perris, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2445
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
BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.10 PCT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Fremont, California, United States | Sky Sailing AI | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Walsenburg, Colorado, United States | Colo.soaring A | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Tehachapi, California, United States | Holiday Soarin | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Schweizer SGS126 | Hope, Canada | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Nov 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | 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 |