Schweizer SGS134 N7630
5 March 1972 · Rockwall, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 March 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS134 registered N7630, operated by Southwest Soar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rockwall, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rockwall, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rockwall
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS134
- Registration
- N7630
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Southwest Soar
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0592
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
WHEEL EQUIPPED.CLOSE-IN, LOW DOWNWIND.UN ALIGN WITH RWY WITHOUT WING HITTING GND, CRASHED ON RAMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS134 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1971 | Schweizer SGS134 | Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States | Philadelphia G | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1973 | Schweizer SGS134 | Tehachapi, California, United States | Holiday Haven | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGS134 | Helendale, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS134 | New Braintre, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1975 | Schweizer SGS134 | Glen, New Hampshire, United States | Southern Ontar | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1975 | Schweizer SGS134 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | 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 | - |