Schweizer 2-32 N17948
7 September 1981 · Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1981 at about 13:30 local time, a Schweizer 2-32 registered N17948 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Plymouth Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-32
- Registration
- N17948
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3052
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
IP RPRTD AIRSPEED SEEMED SLOW DRG TOW LAUNCH, RLSD & TURNED BACK TWD RWY TO LND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1981 | Schweizer 2-33 | Plymouth, Connecticut, United States | Waterbury Airp | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1981 | Schweizer 2-33A | New Braintree, Massachusetts, United States | New England SO | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1981 | Schweizer 2-32 | Calistoga, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1981 | Schweizer 2-33A | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Estrella Slprt | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1981 | Schweizer 2-33A | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Estrella Slprt | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1981 | Schweizer 2-33A | Zionsville, Indiana, United States | CEN IND Soarin | 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 | - |