# NTSB OAK71AP038: Schweizer SGS123, N10364, Minden, NV, April 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1971
- Place: Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Location: 38.9646° N, 119.7666° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minden, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9646&lon=-119.7666&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71AP038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71AP038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4237  71/4/10    MINDEN,NEV          SCHWEIZER SGS123    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N10364              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINDEN,NEV                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- HI ALT FLT.GLIDER AT 19000 FT MSL SAW BREAK UP.OXYGEN SYS MALFUNCTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10364](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10364-1971-09-02), registration cancelled 1971-09-02, S/N 47 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS123
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23h-15) (registry code 8050112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Douglas County

## Other investigations on N10364 (1)

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

- [NTSB LAX70DVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70DVA12), Apr 21, 1970: Schweizer SGS123 (N10364), Mckittrick, CA, substantial damage

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

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