UNK64X3866

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS126 · Coopers Plains, NY · September 7, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 7, 1964
Place
Coopers Plains, NY · COOPERS PLAINS, NY
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3812ASchweizer SGS126
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184762

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0537   64/9/7    COOPERS PLAINS NY   SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 491
        TIME - 1445                    N3812A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3812A
Reported as
Schweizer SGS126
Category
Glider
Engine
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.