Schweizer SGS2 N1181S

23 August 1975 · Williamson, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 August 1975 at about 16:20 local time, a Schweizer SGS2 registered N1181S, operated by Atlanta Sail P, was involved in an accident during in flight near Williamson, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 23 August 1975 at 16:20
Classification: Accident
Location: Williamson, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport: Woodward Field
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweizer SGS2
Registration: N1181S
Category: Glider
Operator: Atlanta Sail P
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3453

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.

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Source

NTSB record 3-3453, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Schweizer SGS2 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
5 Apr 1975	Schweizer SGS2 N1181S	Williamson, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Atlanta Sailpl	No injuries	-
31 May 1975	Schweizer SGS2 N1204S	West Bend, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Frank Air Ltd	Serious injuries	-
3 Jul 1977	Schweizer SGS2-3 N65879	Cedar, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1978	Schweizer SGS2 N65812	Heber, Utah, United States no coordinates	Heber Valley F	Minor injuries	-
30 Jun 1972	Schweizer SGS2-3 N2495W	Piedra, California, United States no coordinates	Wonder Valley	No injuries	-
16 May 1971	Schweizer SGS2-8 N54094	Georgetown, Texas, United States no coordinates	Fort Hood Soar	Serious injuries	-

All 23 records for this type

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1 Mar 1975	Bensen B8M N47798	Ocotillo Wells, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Mar 1975	Cessna 182 N6436A	Glenville, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1975	Aero Comdr 1121 N711JT	Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Thermonetics I	Minor injuries	-
17 May 1975	Cessna 177 N30018	West Milford, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
1 Jun 1975	Bell 206B N58099	St Martinville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Air Marine, Inc	No injuries	-

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