Schweizer SG126 N65937
16 August 1978 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1978 at about 15:45 local time, a Schweizer SG126 registered N65937, operated by TUS Soaring, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tucson, Arizona, 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 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SG126
- Registration
- N65937
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- TUS Soaring
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Tucson, Az → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2228
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
LOSS OF LIFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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