Schweizer SGU222 N5822V

16 June 1979 · Williamson, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 June 1979 at about 17:20 local time, a Schweizer SGU222 registered N5822V, operated by Birmingham SOA, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of 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: 16 June 1979 at 17:20
Classification: Accident
Location: Williamson, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport: Peach State
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweizer SGU222
Registration: N5822V
Category: Glider
Operator: Birmingham SOA
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Birmingham, al
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1067

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

COLLIDED WITH PARKED SGS1-26, N2513H, SUB DMG. MISC-TOW RELEASED ON TKOF FOR UNDET REASON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1067, 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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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
7 Oct 1979	Schweizer SGU222 N9917J	Moweaqua, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Aug 1979	Schweizer SGU222 N2411W	Montevallo, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
9 Jul 1978	Schweizer SGU222 N9848E	Park Forest, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
24 Oct 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N2787Z	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Gliders Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Jul 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N5828V	Belden, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
3 Oct 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N681U	Park Forest, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Air Display In	Serious injuries	-

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