Schweizer SGS233 N7535
6 March 1973 · Huntington, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1973 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N7535, operated by Mountaineer SO, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Huntington, West Virginia, 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
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntington, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Robert Newlon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS233
- Registration
- N7535
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Mountaineer SO
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0558
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
WHEEL EQPD.APCH TO ARPT BTWN TREES.R WING HIT TREE ABT 2FT INBOARD R WING TIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS233 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1973 | Schweizer SGS233 | Vacaville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1973 | Schweizer SGS233 | Shirley, New York, United States | Long Island SO | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1973 | Schweizer SGS233 | Fremont, California, United States | Sky Sailing AI | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1973 | Schweizer SGS233 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Erwinna Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1973 | Schweizer SGS233 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1973 | Schweizer SGS233 | Odessa, Florida, United States | National Aviat | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |