Schweizer 1-26 N7741S
10 July 1971 · Rillito, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer 1-26 registered N7741S, operated by Arizona Soarin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rillito, Arizona, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rillito, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26
- Registration
- N7741S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Arizona Soarin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Maricopa, Ariz → Round-Robin
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2676
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
UN MAINTAIN THERMAL LIFT.L WINGTIP HIT CONCRETE HEADGATE DRG LDG ON DIRT ROAD ADJ CANAL.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Schweizer 1-26 | Horseheads, New York, United States | Schweizer | 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 | - |