Schweizer SGS123 N5833U
28 February 1971 · Cooperstown, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS123 registered N5833U, operated by Iroquois Soari, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cooperstown, New York, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cooperstown, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cooperstown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS123
- Registration
- N5833U
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Iroquois Soari
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0866
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
WIND GUSTING 40K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS123 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1971 | Schweizer SGS123 | Minden, Nevada, United States | Calcondors SOA | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | McKittrick, California, United States | Calcondors SOA | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1972 | Schweizer SGS123 | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | Oakham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1969 | Schweizer SGS123 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1969 | Schweizer SGS123 | Elsinore, California, United States | Southern Count | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |