Schweizer SGS 1-26E N2768H
21 July 2007 · Big Flats, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2007 at about 20:35 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-26E registered N2768H, operated by Jashia E Murphy, was involved in an accident near Big Flats, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was 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 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Flats, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Harris Hill (4NY8)
- Coordinates
- 42.1192, -76.9006
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-26E
- Registration
- N2768H
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Jashia E Murphy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elmira → Big Flats
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA07CA125
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during approach resulting in collision with trees and the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Pilot stated that he was towed up to 3,700 feet mean sea level (msl) and released. He was up for approximately 1.45 hours and then found himself 3 miles south of the airport at 2,000 feet msl. During the approach to the airport, he encountered a gusty headwind and lost altitude. He realized too late that he wasn't going to have enough altitude to make it to the airport. The glider collided with trees and dropped to the ground about 100 meters south of the intended airport.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2007 | Schweizer SGS 1-26C | Windsor, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS 1-26A | Lake Elsinore, California, United States | Nikolas Dane Snow Kruhmin | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2007 | Schweizer SGS 1-35C | Northfield, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2006 | Schweizer SGS 1-26D | Aguila, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 2006 | Schweizer SGS 1-35 | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Lake Elsinore, California, United States | William R Klesse | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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