# NTSB CHI72DEV04: Schweizer SGS126, Mulberry Grve, IL, July 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 20, 1971
- Place: Mulberry Grve, IL · MULBERRY GRVE, IL
- Location: 38.9253° N, 89.2620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mulberry Grove, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 10, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEV04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEV04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2755  71/7/20    MULBERRY GRVE,ILL   SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 101
        TIME - 1200                    N8652R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIGHLAND,ILL                RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT UN MAINTAIN ALT ON X-C FLT. LND IN WEED FLD. L WG HIT UNKNOWN OBJECT.
```

## Sequence of events

- Landing-landing roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8652R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8652R-1977-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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