Schweizer SG526B N2751R
16 May 1964 · Bartow Fla, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1964, a Schweizer SG526B registered N2751R was involved in an accident during in flight near Bartow Fla, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bartow Fla, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bartow
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SG526B
- Registration
- N2751R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0391
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT ACTUATED TOW RELEASE INSTEAD OF SPOILER PILOT-INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED TOW RELEASE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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