Schweizer 126 N1118S
4 September 1973 · Franconia, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1973 at about 15:30 local time, a Schweizer 126 registered N1118S, operated by Recreation SPE, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Franconia, New Hampshire, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Franconia, New Hampshire, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fraconia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 126
- Registration
- N1118S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Recreation SPE
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Franconia, Nh → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3235
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.
Other Schweizer 126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1973 | Schweizer 126E | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1975 | Schweizer 126D | Franconia, New Hampshire, United States | Recreation SPC | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1981 | Schweizer 126E | Mayville, New York, United States | CLE Soaring SO | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1964 | Schweizer 126A | Elsinore Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1964 | Schweizer 126A | Hollister Id, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1964 | Schweizer 126A | Cedar Falls Id, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |