- Date
- August 16, 1978
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65937Schweizer SG126
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780816031239A
- Case key
- 139986
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2228 78/8/16 NR.TUCSON,AZ SCHWEIZER SG126 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 452 TIME - 1545 N65937 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOSS OF LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65937
- Reported as
- Schweizer SG126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N65937 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX82DUJ35Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportNear Tucson, AZThe pilot was on a triangular round-robin course. On the third leg of the flight, he encounter unfavorable lift conditions and elected to land on a dirt road. He started a 270 deg turn to final approach. Reportedly, a strong, turbulent, wind shear condition…NTSB LAX79DUJ95Accident · No injuriesClosedTucson, AZ