Schweizer 1-26 N3809A
4 September 1971 · Ionia, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1971 at about 12:30 local time, a Schweizer 1-26 registered N3809A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ionia, Michigan, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ionia, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ionia County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26
- Registration
- N3809A
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3470
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.
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 | - |
| 2 May 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Horseheads, New York, United States | Schweizer | 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 | - |