Schweizer SGS 1-26B N2460W
4 September 1982 · High Springs, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-26B registered N2460W, operated by Richard L. Reynolds, was involved in an accident near High Springs, Florida, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- High Springs, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.8205, -82.5895
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-26B
- Registration
- N2460W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Richard L. Reynolds
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- High Springs → High Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA82DA186
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
THE PILOT WAS ON A ROUND ROBIN CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. ON THE LAST LEG OF THE FLIGHT, HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE SUFFICIENT LIFT TO REACH THE DESTINATION. A LARGE, UNOBSTRUCTED FIELD WAS SELECTED FOR A LANDING. HOWEVER, THE FIELD CONTAINED A STAND OF WAIST HIGH COFFEE WEEDS WHICH THE PILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE FROM THE AIR, HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE LANDING IN A PASTURE. DURING THE LANDING, THE GLIDER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED THE TALL WEEDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Dennis Pollard | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Schweizer Sgs 1-126E | Near Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-1-36 | New London, New Hampshire, United States | Paul J. Vinci | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Dillingham, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1982 | Schweizer SGS-1-35 | Marion, North Carolina, United States | Oliver V. Suddard | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 1-23 | Battleboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1982 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 May 1982 | Cessna 172K | Geneva, Florida, United States | Johnny E. Southerland | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-28-161 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Venice Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1982 | Cessna 182G | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Clyde E. Forsythe | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | Bruce J. Lillie | No injuries | - |