Schweizer SGS2-33A N7547
7 March 1983 · Fremont, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 March 1983 at about 00:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS2-33A registered N7547 was involved in an accident near Fremont, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fremont, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Sailing (807)
- Coordinates
- 37.4993, -121.9598
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS2-33A
- Registration
- N7547
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Freemont → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA145
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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 ACFT BANGED INTO THE GROUND DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. THE GLIDER HAD SWERVED OFF THE RWY DURING THE TOW INTO A MUDDY GRASS AREA, THE PLT ATTEMPTED A PREMATURE TAKEOFF TO PREVENT GETTING STRUCK IN THE MUD. HE STATED THAT LACK OF FORWARD SPEED AND THE ANGLE OF THE TOW ROPE CAUSE THE ACFT TO 'SLAM BACK INTO THE GROUND.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB 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 | - |
| 24 Oct 1981 | Schweizer SGS2 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | Minor 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |