Schweizer SGS126 N7793S
3 May 1970 · Tehachapi, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 May 1970 at about 13:35 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N7793S, operated by Holiday Soarin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tehachapi, California, United States. One person was on board. In all, 2 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tehachapi, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Holiday Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N7793S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Holiday Soarin
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1106
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 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
L WG OF N7793S STRUCK L WG OF N7341. N7793S WAS IN L TURN, N7341 IN LEVEL FLT. UNCONTROLLED APT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Romoland, California, United States | Orange County | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |