Schweizer TG-3A N67812
12 August 1971 · Waialua, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 August 1971 at about 16:55 local time, a Schweizer TG-3A registered N67812, operated by Skysurfing Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Waialua, Hawaii, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waialua, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dillingham Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer TG-3A
- Registration
- N67812
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Skysurfing Inc
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3041
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
PX SAID ACFT WAS HIT BY GUST, SHE SAW PLT FIGHTING CTLS, ACFT WENT INTO SPIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer TG-3A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1971 | Schweizer TG-3A | Valley Mills, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1971 | Schweizer TG-3A | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Sky Surfing In | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1971 | Schweizer TG-3A | Adelanto, California, United States | Atlas Flyers F | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1970 | Schweizer TG-3A | Eagleville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1968 | Schweizer TG-3A | Adelanto, California, United States | Antelope Valle | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1968 | Schweizer TG-3A | Fremont, California, United States | Orbiters Soari | 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 | - |