Schweizer SGS 1-35C N135EX
20 July 2007 · Northfield, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 2007 at about 19:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-35C registered N135EX was involved in an accident near Northfield, Minnesota, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northfield, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.5607, -95.9806
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-35C
- Registration
- N135EX
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stanton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI07CA233
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall during the off-airport landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the dirt/rock pile.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider was substantially damaged during an off-airport landing. The pilot stated that as he was returning from a flight about 7 miles west of the departure airport, he encountered heavy sink and found himself at 1,100 feet above ground level. The pilot then elected to make an off-airport landing to a cow pasture. He stated that his approach was "somewhat high, and [he] had to lose altitude while rapidly approaching the upslope terrain with a dirt/rock pile at the far end." The pilot stated that he pitched up to either lose speed, or avoid the dirt/rock pile, causing the glider to balloon. The glider then stalled about 5 to 10 feet above the ground and bounced "very hard." The glider's fuselage was subsequently found to have damage to the bulkhead and skins.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2007 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E | Big Flats, New York, United States | Jashia E Murphy | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2007 | Clifford TITAN TORNADO II | Henning, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Dec 2007 | Lerohl RV-8 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2007 | Bell 407 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | Air Methods, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Cessna 182 | Jasper, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2007 | Schweizer 300 CBI | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Hummingbird Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Cessna 150H | Cook, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |