Schweizer SGS126 N2646H
5 July 1976 · Watertown, Connecticut, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 July 1976 at about 15:15 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N2646H was involved in an accident during in flight near Watertown, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watertown, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N2646H
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Waterbury, Ct → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3682
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
FLT PHASE UNK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1976 | Schweizer SGS126 | Fabens, Texas, United States | Elpaso Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1976 | Schweizer SGS126 | Monterey, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1976 | Schweizer SGS126 | Oviedo, Florida, United States | Soaring Semino | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1976 | Schweizer SGS126 | Issaquah, Washington, United States | Soaring Unlimi | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1976 | Schweizer SGS126 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Erwinna Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1976 | Schweizer SGS126 | Adelanto, California, United States | Antelope Soari | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |