Schweizer 1-23 N91867
23 July 1989 · Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1989 at about 20:15 local time, a Schweizer 1-23 registered N91867, operated by Bruno Cerceo, was involved in an accident near Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bandel (22D)
- Coordinates
- 40.1806, -80.1304
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 1-23
- Registration
- N91867
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Bruno Cerceo
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eighty-Four → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA173
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
POOR HANDLING OF THE GLIDER DURIG LANDING. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND CAUSED THE NOSE TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, RESULTING IN A GROUNDLOOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT MADE A POOR LANDING PATTERN WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. ON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT SAID THAT HE OVER-CONTROLLED THE GLIDER ALLOWING THE NOSE TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND AT THIS TIME HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE GLIDER BOUNCED AND GROUNDLOOPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1989 | Schweizer 1-26E | Elbert, Colorado, United States | Soar Black Forest, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1989 | Schweizer 1-26 | Elmira, New York, United States | Thomas R.hankinson | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Schweizer 1-35C | Methuen, Massachusetts, United States | John Gould | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 1990 | Schweizer 1-26E | Wallkill, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1992 | Schweizer 1-26E | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | Lowcountry Soaring Association | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 1992 | Schweizer 1-36 | Hemet, California, United States | Orange County Soaring Assoc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna 150L | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gull Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Cessna 172 | Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States | Milton R. Barclay | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Schweizer 269C | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Atlantic Leasing SER., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Grumman AA-5 | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States | Jess Baker | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1989 | Ryan ST-3KR | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1989 | Cessna 150H | Northeast, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |