Schweizer 2-33A N5732S
4 October 1980 · Robert, Louisiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 October 1980 at about 15:00 local time, a Schweizer 2-33A registered N5732S, operated by Louisiana Sour, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Robert, Louisiana, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Robert, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oak Hill
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Registration
- N5732S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Louisiana Sour
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3182
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'S 1ST WINCH/GND LAUNCH W CG TOW HOOK-UP.TOW ROPE FAILED, OVRLOAD, DRG TKOF W FULL NOSE-UP CTL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Frankfort, Michigan, United States | Northwest Soar | 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 | - |