Schweizer SGS 2-33 N5712S
30 September 1984 · Churchton, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33 registered N5712S, operated by Charles W. Leatherman, was involved in an accident near Churchton, Maryland, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Churchton, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee (ANP)
- Coordinates
- 38.8109, -76.5299
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 2-33
- Registration
- N5712S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Charles W. Leatherman
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Churchton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA327
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
DURING GLIDER TOW CLIMBOUT, ENCOUNTER WITH THERMAL RESULTED IN MOMENTARY TOW ROPE SLACK. TOW ROPE SEPARATED IN OVERLOAD WHEN SLACK WAS TAKEN UP. GLIDER PLT SELECTED NEAREST OPEN FLD & SET UP LANDING PATTERN. ON DOWNWIND LEG, PLT NOTED OBSTRUCTIONS IN FLD, ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ANOTHER FLD STRAIGHT AHEAD & RECOGNIZED A DOWNWIND LNDG WOULD BE REQUIRED. DUE TO DOWNHILL SLOPE IN COMBINATION WITH TAILWIND, LNDG ROLL WENT BEYOND CLEAR AREA INTO HIGHER GRASS. ACFT COLLIDED WITH HIDDEN STUMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1984 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1984 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Eagle, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1984 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Thomaston, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1984 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Twentynine Palm, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1984 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Hood River, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1985 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviation Serivices | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1984 | Mooney M20C | Landover, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Luscombe 8F | Newburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1984 | Beechcraft 35 | Park Hall, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1984 | Piper PA-28-161 | Gathersburg, Maryland, United States | Frederick Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1984 | Cessna 172 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | Garrison Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 152 | Damascus, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |