Schweizer 1-26D N7582
12 August 1972 · Adelanto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1972 at about 12:42 local time, a Schweizer 1-26D registered N7582, operated by Great Western, was involved in an accident during in flight near Adelanto, California, 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 12:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Mirage
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26D
- Registration
- N7582
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Great Western
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2881
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
HIT STEEL CABLE USED AS A TOW CABLE BETWEEN ANOTHER GLIDER(N5718S) AND A AUTOMOBILE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1972 | Schweizer 1-23 | Campbell, New York, United States | Long Island SO | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1972 | Schweizer 1-34 | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Sky SA | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Schweizer 1-26 | Dover, New Hampshire, United States | Nutmeg Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 17 Jun 1973 | Schweizer 1-23H | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Midwest Soarin | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |