Schweizer 1-34 N7646
5 August 1978 · Grain Valley, Missouri, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1978 at about 14:20 local time, a Schweizer 1-34 registered N7646, 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 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grain Valley, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- East Kansas City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-34
- Registration
- N7646
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Midwest Soarin
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2162
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.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1978 | Schweizer 1-35 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1978 | Schweizer 1-26 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Aero-Nutz, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1978 | Schweizer 1-26D | New River, Arizona, United States | Ariz Soaring A | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1977 | Schweizer 1-26B | Cedar Hill, Texas, United States | Texas Soaring | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1977 | Schweizer 1-26 | Frostburg, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1977 | Schweizer 1-26B | West Bend, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |