Schweizer SGS2 N2979H
24 October 1981 · Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 24 October 1981 at about 14:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS2 registered N2979H, operated by Kutztown Aviat, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kutztown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS2
- Registration
- N2979H
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Kutztown Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3429
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Other Schweizer SGS2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1982 | Schweizer SGS2-33AK | Mecklenburg, New York, United States | Ithaca Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1983 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Fremont, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1978 | Schweizer SGS2 | Heber, Utah, United States | Heber Valley F | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1977 | Schweizer SGS2-3 | Cedar, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1986 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Sun City, Arizona, United States | Michael W. Mullane | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Schweizer SGS2-33 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soaring Club, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |