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Schweizer SGS134 N7631

27 May 1978 · Fate, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 May 1978 at about 14:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS134 registered N7631 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fate, Texas, 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
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fate, Texas, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS134
Registration
N7631
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Caddo Mills, Tx → Return
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1015

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

PILOT UNABLE TO FIND THERMAL LIFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Schweizer SGS134 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
2 Sep 1978 Schweizer SGS134
N7596
Boulder, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
23 May 1979 Schweizer SGS134
N7605
Llano, California, United States
no coordinates
GRT W Sorng SH No injuries -
5 May 1979 Schweizer SGS134
N76JP
Elmira, New York, United States
no coordinates
Harris Hill SO Serious injuries -
30 Apr 1980 Schweizer SGS134
N1165S
Calistoga, California, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
4 Sep 1976 Schweizer SGS134
N7683
Minden, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
East Bay Soari No injuries -
22 Oct 1975 Schweizer SGS134
CF-QPT
Glen, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
Southern Ontar Minor injuries -

All 17 records for this type

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