Schemp SH-1 N7966A
17 October 1971 · Tehachapi, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 October 1971 at about 09:12 local time, a Schemp SH-1 registered N7966A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tehachapi, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tehachapi, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Holiday Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schemp SH-1
- Registration
- N7966A
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1841
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
WHEEL EQPD.NO DUAL FLT INSTR THIS ACFT.1ST FLT 2ND SUP SOLO THIS MAKE-MODEL.HI PERFORMANCE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schemp SH-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1969 | Schemp SH-1 | Hanover, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1969 | Schemp SH-1 | Hanover, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1968 | Schemp SH-1 | Fremont, California, United States | - | 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 | - |