Schweizer SGS-2-33A N7774S
31 July 1982 · Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1982 at about 17:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS-2-33A registered N7774S, operated by Pittsburg Soaring Club, was involved in an accident near Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bandel Airport (22D)
- Coordinates
- 40.1791, -80.1305
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS-2-33A
- Registration
- N7774S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Pittsburg Soaring Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Eighty Four → Eighty Four
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA183
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
THE TOW LINE RELEASED AT 40 FEET AGL IN A GLIDER TOW LAUNCH. THE GLIDER PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY BUT LANDED ADJACENT TO IT AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE WHICH GROUND-LOOPED THE GLIDER. THE TOW HITCH MECHANISM WAS BROKEN OFF AT THE TUBING CLUSTER & WAS DISTORTED. THE TOW HITCH WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE GLIDER RELEASE CABLE ONLY & WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. HOWEVER, IT WAS STILL CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN ITS DISTORTED CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Little River, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Sail Plane | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-32-A | Williamson, Georgia, United States | ROY English | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Wave Flights, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1983 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Schweizer SGS-2-33 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | Kevin Churchill | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 1982 | Wayne Ison PDQ-II | Mars, Pennsylvania, United States | C.k. Fahler | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1982 | Cessna 182Q | Sidman, Pennsylvania, United States | Seven Springs Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, United States | Bernard Rottschaefer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-180 | Buckingham, Pennsylvania, United States | Cornell Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Duane Simm | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1982 | Christian EAGLE II | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard D. Yeargley | No injuries | - |