Schweizer 1-23H N3908A
17 June 1973 · Grain Valley, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1973 at about 13:00 local time, a Schweizer 1-23H registered N3908A, operated by Midwest Soarin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grain Valley, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grain Valley, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- East Kansas City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-23H
- Registration
- N3908A
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Midwest Soarin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1751
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
LDG DELAYED DUE CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ON RWY 27 AND 23.DNWND LEG LOWER THAN NORMAL.
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 | - |
| 12 Aug 1972 | Schweizer 1-26D | Adelanto, California, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1974 | Schweizer 1-26D | Highland, Illinois, United States | St.louis Soari | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1974 | Schweizer 1-26B | Marion, Ohio, United States | Central Ohio S | 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 | - |