Schweizer 2-33A N5759S
23 July 1977 · North Plains, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1977 at about 16:30 local time, a Schweizer 2-33A registered N5759S, operated by Eagle FLT CTR, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near North Plains, Oregon, 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
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Plains, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagle Gliderport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Registration
- N5759S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Eagle FLT CTR
- Operating rule
- Flying School
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2781
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
GLIDER UNDER TOW.PLT RCVG GLIDER INSTRUCTION.HIT2 PARKED ACFT.WING-RUNNER RELEASED W/TIP EARLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1977 | Schweizer 2-33 | Fremont, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1977 | Schweizer 2-32 | Brookhaven, New York, United States | Long Island SO | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1977 | Schweizer 2-33A | Central Square, New York, United States | Thermal Ridge | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Schweizer 2-33A | Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1977 | Schweizer 2-33 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Desert Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1977 | Schweizer 2-33 | Beltzville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |