Schweizer 1-23 N91886
25 April 1970 · Wurtsboro, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1970 at about 13:00 local time, a Schweizer 1-23 registered N91886, operated by Sailflight Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wurtsboro, New York, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wurtsboro, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wurtsboro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-23
- Registration
- N91886
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Sailflight Inc
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1743
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
ACFT LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY ON FINAL APPROACH.WNDGUST 22KTS.
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 | - |
| 2 Aug 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Chula Vista, California, United States | - | Serious 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 | - |
| 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 |