Schweizer SGS-2 N7553
23 May 1971 · Bloomingburg, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1971 at about 15:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS-2 registered N7553, operated by Wurtsboro Scho, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bloomingburg, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomingburg, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shwanga Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS-2
- Registration
- N7553
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Wurtsboro Scho
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Wurtsboro, Ny → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0408
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
WHEEL-EQPD.WIND GUSTING 35K, DFTD FROM DWNWIND POS UN MAKE ARPT.LDG APCH ENCTRD TURB L WING HIT GND
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1978 | Schweizer SGS-2 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Fault Line Fly | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburg Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Little River, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Sail Plane | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-32-A | Williamson, Georgia, United States | ROY English | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Wave Flights, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | 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 | - |