Schweizer SGS233 N7759S
5 September 1971 · Abbott, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1971 at about 14:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N7759S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Abbott, Arkansas, 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
- Abbott, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Worth James Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS233
- Registration
- N7759S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4375
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
TOW PLANE LOST PWR.GLIDER HAD TO AVOID TREES. MISC-PREMATURE RELEASE FROM TOW AT TOO LOW ALT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS233 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Milpitas, California, United States | Fremont Glidin | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Williamson, Georgia, United States | Antique Acres | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Erwinna Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Lift Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Schweizer SGS233 | Williamson, Georgia, United States | Antique Acres | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1972 | Schweizer SGS233 | Estaboga, Alabama, United States | Birmingham S.s | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |