Schweizer SGS232 N2432W
27 December 1977 · Warren, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1977 at about 14:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N2432W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Warren, Vermont, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Warren, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warren Sugerbush
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N2432W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3929
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
R WING AND WING TIP WHEEL DUG INTO THE CRUSTED 5NOW.UN FIND THERMAL LIFT ENCTRD HEADWINDS LOW ACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1978 | Schweizer SGS232 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Condor Sky SAI | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1976 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fabens, Texas, United States | El Paso Soarin | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Schweizer SGS232 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Fault Line Fly | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1976 | Schweizer SGS232 | Adelanto, California, United States | Douglas Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Schweizer SGS232 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1975 | Schweizer SGS232 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, 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 | - |