Schweizer 1-26E N65937
11 July 1979 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1979 at about 13:00 local time, a Schweizer 1-26E registered N65937 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26E
- Registration
- N65937
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1904
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
PLT STATED-RELEASED FROM TOW TOO SOON & COULDN'TFIND THERMAL.FORCED LNDG IN MESQUITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1979 | Schweizer 1-35C | Sun Valley, Nevada, United States | Sierr Nevada S | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1980 | Schweizer 1-35C | Perris, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Schweizer 1-34 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Midwest Soarin | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1980 | Schweizer 1-34R | Dansville, New York, United States | Rochester Flyi | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |