Schweizer 126D N34431

2 August 1975 · Franconia, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 August 1975 at about 16:10 local time, a Schweizer 126D registered N34431, operated by Recreation SPC, was involved in an accident during in flight near Franconia, New Hampshire, 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: 2 August 1975 at 16:10
Classification: Accident
Location: Franconia, New Hampshire, United States
Nearest airport: Franconia
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweizer 126D
Registration: N34431
Category: Glider
Operator: Recreation SPC
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Dawn
NTSB number: 3-2006

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 ENGAGED IN RIDGE FLYING EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT.FLT TOO LOW FOR TRRN CLNC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2006, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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27 Sep 1964	Schweizer 126A N27082	Hollister Id, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
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