Schweizer SGS135 N2878H
5 June 1980 · Matamoras, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1980 at about 13:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS135 registered N2878H was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Matamoras, New York, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Matamoras, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Matamoras
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS135
- Registration
- N2878H
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Wurtsboro, Ny → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0905
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
WHEEL EQPD.R WING STRUCK GND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS135 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | N Florida Soar | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | Colorado Spr, Colorado, United States | Co Soaring ASS | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | San Diego, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1978 | Schweizer SGS135 | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1977 | Schweizer SGS135 | Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States | Bermudh High S | No 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 | - |