Schweizer 1-23H N8632R
23 August 1981 · Plymouth, Connecticut, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1981 at about 12:45 local time, a Schweizer 1-23H registered N8632R, operated by Cloudbase Club, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plymouth, Connecticut, 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 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Waterbury
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-23H
- Registration
- N8632R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Cloudbase Club
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2850
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
ALTIMETER SET 1000FT HI.L WING TIP HIT TREE DRG LOW FINAL TURN.
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 | - |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Schweizer 1-26D | Hemet, California, United States | Sailplane ENT. | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |