Schweizer 1-26 N1116S
14 August 1971 · Horseheads, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1971 at about 16:00 local time, a Schweizer 1-26 registered N1116S, operated by Schweizer, was involved in an accident during in flight near Horseheads, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Horseheads, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chemung County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26
- Registration
- N1116S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Schweizer
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3017
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
STALLED DURG LOW ALT TURN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1971 | Schweizer 1-26A | Oracle, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1971 | Schweizer 1-34 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1971 | Schweizer 1-34 | Adelanto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Rillito, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |