Schweizer SGS126 N83TT
16 August 1980 · Mt Salem, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1980 at about 12:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS126 registered N83TT was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mt Salem, New Jersey, 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mt Salem, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS126
- Registration
- N83TT
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wurtsboro, Nj → Snyder, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2000
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
SINGLE WHL GLIDER.WNDS GSTG 20KTS.PLT FLEW INTO AREA OF DSNDG AIR NR MT SALEM.LNDD IN WOODED AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS126 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Issaquah, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Lafayette Soar | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Moriarty, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Enid, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1980 | Schweizer SGS126 | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | Central Jersey | 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 | - |