Schweizer SGS134 N7607
8 August 1971 · Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1971 at about 09:20 local time, a Schweizer SGS134 registered N7607, operated by Philadelphia G, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Hilltown, Pennsylvania, 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 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Philadelphia Glid
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS134
- Registration
- N7607
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Philadelphia G
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2948
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
PLT WAS TOO HI ON APCH, DIDNT USE DIVE BRAKES. MADE 360 DEG TURN TO 2ND APCH. HIT WIRES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS134 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1972 | Schweizer SGS134 | Rockwall, Texas, United States | Southwest Soar | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS134 | New Braintre, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1973 | Schweizer SGS134 | Tehachapi, California, United States | Holiday Haven | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGS134 | Helendale, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1975 | Schweizer SGS134 | Glen, New Hampshire, United States | Southern Ontar | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1975 | Schweizer SGS134 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | Minor 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 | - |