Schweizer S2-33A N7609
28 December 1975 · West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 December 1975 at about 10:10 local time, a Schweizer S2-33A registered N7609, operated by Cloudniners In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Chester
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer S2-33A
- Registration
- N7609
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Cloudniners In
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4090
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ICY RWY LOST DIR CTL.L STRUT OF GLIDER STRUCK OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF L HORIZ STAB OF CESSNA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer S2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1978 | Schweizer S2-33A | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | Wurtsboro Flig | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1969 | Schweizer S2-33A | Bayport, New York, United States | Long Island SO | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1990 | Schweizer S2-33A | Brookhaven, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |