Schweizer 2-33A N17969
5 July 1980 · Frankfort, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1980 at about 12:00 local time, a Schweizer 2-33A registered N17969, operated by Northwest Soar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Frankfort, Michigan, 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frankfort, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frankfort
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Registration
- N17969
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Northwest Soar
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1116
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
PLT STATED WIND VEL SUDDENLY INC TO 50KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Robert, Louisiana, United States | Louisiana Sour | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Williamson, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Schweizer 2-32 | Vacaville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Marion, Ohio, United States | Central Ohio S | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Schweizer 2-32 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Schweizer 2-33A | Ithaca, New York, United States | Ithaca Soaring | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |