Schweizer 2-33A N3613F
4 September 1988 · Hinckley, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 September 1988 at about 18:40 local time, a Schweizer 2-33A registered N3613F, operated by Hinckley Soaring, Inc., was involved in an accident near Hinckley, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hinckley, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hinckley (OC2)
- Coordinates
- 41.7601, -88.6403
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Registration
- N3613F
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Hinckley Soaring, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hinckley → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA236
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
DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT ON THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AS THE GLIDER WAS TOWED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 50-100' AGL, THE TOW ROPE FAILED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT EXECUTED A HARD FORCED LANDING AT THE EDGE OF A CORNFIELD LOCATED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN WAS ABRUPT, WITH 'HIGHER THAN NORMAL VERTICAL VELOCITY'.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1988 | Schweizer 2-33 | Warrensburg, Missouri, United States | Central MO State Univ. AV DIV. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1987 | Schweizer 2-32 | Vacaville, California, United States | Lagoon Valley Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1987 | Schweizer 2-33 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1986 | Schweizer 2-22EK | Easton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1986 | Schweizer 2-32 | Dillingham Fld, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1985 | Schweizer 2-33A | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |