Schweizer 1-26D N7737S
28 June 1981 · Hemet, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 June 1981 at about 10:18 local time, a Schweizer 1-26D registered N7737S, operated by Sailplane ENT., was involved in an accident during in flight near Hemet, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hemet, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hemet Ryan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-26D
- Registration
- N7737S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Sailplane ENT.
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2326
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
FXD CTRLN GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 1981 | Schweizer 1-26 | Lockport, New York, United States | Niagara Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1981 | Schweizer 1-23H | Plymouth, Connecticut, United States | Cloudbase Club | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1981 | Schweizer 1-35C | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1981 | Schweizer 1-23H | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | Aero Club Albe | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1981 | Schweizer 1-36 | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1981 | Schweizer 1-35C | Java, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |