Schweizer SGS233 N17964
2 February 1980 · High Springs, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1980 at about 11:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N17964, operated by Rudy's Glider, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near High Springs, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- High Springs, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rudy's Glider Prt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS233
- Registration
- N17964
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Rudy's Glider
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0989
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
TOW ROPE FAILED.L WNG HIT GND DRG FINAL AFTER TEARDROP TURN INTO WND & BACK TO RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS233 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 1980 | Schweizer SGS233 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1980 | Schweizer SGS233 | Milton, New York, United States | Mohawk Soaring | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1980 | Schweizer SGS233 | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | Central Kentuc | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1980 | Schweizer SGS233 | Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, United States | Bald Eagle SOA | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1979 | Schweizer SGS233 | Terryville, Connecticut, United States | CT Soaring CEN | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1979 | Schweizer SGS233 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States | Wave Flights | 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 | - |