Schweizer SGS1 N65912
5 December 1980 · Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1980 at about 10:05 local time, a Schweizer SGS1 registered N65912, operated by Wave Flights, I, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, 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 10:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blk Forest Gldprt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS1
- Registration
- N65912
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Wave Flights, I
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3635
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.
Other Schweizer SGS1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1982 | Schweizer SGS1-260 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Turf Soaring School | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1982 | Schweizer SGS1-26 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1983 | Schweizer SGS1-36 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Roger W. Mason | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1984 | Schweizer SGS1-26C | Mount Vernon, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1984 | Schweizer SGS1-26D | Lucerne Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1985 | Schweizer SGS1-36 | Hemet, California, United States | Sailplane Enterprises | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |