Schweizer SGS123 N8607R
23 July 1972 · Odessa, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS123 registered N8607R was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Odessa, Texas, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Odessa, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ector County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS123
- Registration
- N8607R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2677
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
GLIDER PLT, WHO HAD NEVER FLOWN IN TEXAS BEFORE, RAN OUT OF LIFT AND LANDED IN PASTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS123 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1971 | Schweizer SGS123 | Cooperstown, New York, United States | Iroquois Soari | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1971 | Schweizer SGS123 | Minden, Nevada, United States | Calcondors SOA | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Apr 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | McKittrick, California, United States | Calcondors SOA | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | Oakham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1974 | Schweizer SGS123 | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1969 | Schweizer SGS123 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Serious 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 | - |