Schweizer 1-35 N135RD
29 May 1978 · Maricopa, Arizona, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 May 1978 at about 13:30 local time, a Schweizer 1-35 registered N135RD was involved in an accident during in flight near Maricopa, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maricopa, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-35
- Registration
- N135RD
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0870
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
BOTH GLIDERS WORKING THERMALS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1978 | Schweizer 1-26 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Aero-Nutz, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Schweizer 1-34 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Midwest Soarin | Minor 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 |