Schweizer SGS126 N1116S
8 June 1971 · Elmira, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1971 at about 10:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N1116S, operated by Schweizer Airc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elmira, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elmira, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chemung County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N1116S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Schweizer Airc
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1956
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
ENCOUNTERED DOWN DRAFTS, DELAYED IN SELECTING EMERG FLD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1971 | Schweizer SGS126 | Mulberry Grve, Illinois, United States | Wabash Valley | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Romoland, California, United States | Orange County | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Schweizer SGS126 | Jamul, California, United States | Borderland AER | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Fremont, California, United States | Sky Sailing AI | Fatal | 1 |
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 | - |