- Date
- July 11, 1979
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N65937Schweizer 1-26E
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790711016569A
- Case key
- 134658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1904 79/7/11 TUCSON,AZ SCHWEIZER 1-26E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 457 TIME - 1300 N65937 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ TUCSON,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT STATED-RELEASED FROM TOW TOO SOON & COULDN'T FIND THERMAL.FORCED LNDG IN MESQUITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65937
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26E
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
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 LAX78DA076Accident · No injuriesClosedTucson, AZ