Schweizer 1-34 N77BS
6 April 1972 · Fremont, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1972 at about 17:05 local time, a Schweizer 1-34 registered N77BS, operated by Fremont Sky SA, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fremont, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fremont, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fremont
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-34
- Registration
- N77BS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Fremont Sky SA
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0885
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RIDGE SOARING.
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 | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Schweizer 1-26 | Dover, New Hampshire, United States | Nutmeg Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1972 | Schweizer 1-26D | Adelanto, California, United States | Great Western | 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 | - |