Schweizer SGS232 N7770S
18 February 1973 · Maricopa, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1973 at about 15:40 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N7770S, operated by Arizona Soarin, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Maricopa, Arizona, 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 15:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Maricopa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Estrella Sailport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N7770S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Arizona Soarin
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0353
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 ROPE BROKE. HAD TO AVOID TELEPHONE POLES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1973 | Schweizer SGS232 | Waialua, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soari | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Truckee, California, United States | Bay Area Soari | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Llano, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1972 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fairfield, California, United States | Fremont Glidin | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Yerrington, Nevada, United States | Kinzula Corp | 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 | - |