Schweizer SGU222 N8691R
8 January 1972 · Elsinore, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 January 1972 at about 07:10 local time, a Schweizer SGU222 registered N8691R, operated by Regents U.cal., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Elsinore, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elsinore, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Skylark
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGU222
- Registration
- N8691R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Regents U.cal.
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0030
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
FROST/ICE ON WGS.NOSE HI SLOW SPEED ATTITUDE OBSMISC-PREMATURE TOW RELEASE AT ACFT, REASON UNKNOWN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGU222 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1972 | Schweizer SGU222 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | CU Soaring CLU | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1973 | Schweizer SGU222 | Huntly, Illinois, United States | Sky Soaring In | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1973 | Schweizer SGU222 | Perris, California, United States | Orange County | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1973 | Schweizer SGU222 | San Diego, California, United States | Ucsd Soaring C | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1974 | Schweizer SGU222 | Shingle Spg, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGU222 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |