Schweizer 2-33 N7759S
16 May 1970 · Highland, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 May 1970 at about 14:00 local time, a Schweizer 2-33 registered N7759S, operated by St Louis Soari, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Highland, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Highland, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Highland-Winet
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33
- Registration
- N7759S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- St Louis Soari
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
51FT WING SPAN, WHEEL EQPD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | Capital Area S | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Skysurfers | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1970 | Schweizer 2-22 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Lafayette Soar | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1970 | Schweizer 2-22 | Penfield, Ohio, United States | North American | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Shirley, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Pearblossom, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |