Schweizer SGS2-33A N36133
5 July 1992 · Kendallville, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1992 at about 17:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS2-33A registered N36133, operated by Bryan Soaring Club, Inc., was involved in an accident near Kendallville, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kendallville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kendallville Municipal (C62)
- Coordinates
- 41.4405, -85.2502
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS2-33A
- Registration
- N36133
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Bryan Soaring Club, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92LA208
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, AND THE FAILED TOW ROPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE TOW ROPE BROKE AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DURING THE AUTO TOW. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE DURING THE TURN AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1993 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | PGH Soaring Club Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1991 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Little River, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Sailplanes, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1994 | Schweizer SGS2-32 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Simmons, Daniel F. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Schweizer SGS2-33 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soaring Club, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1986 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Sun City, Arizona, United States | Michael W. Mullane | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2000 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1992 | Piper PA-61-601P | Aurora, Indiana, United States | Brent J. Black | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 1992 | Carlson SPARROW II | Lafontaine, Indiana, United States | William A. Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1992 | British BAE-ATP | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Air Wisconsin Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1992 | Cessna 172P | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Rhoades Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1992 | Cessna C177B | Noblesville, Indiana, United States | Jacobi/Bittner/Boice, ET al | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Dalsanto, James A | No injuries | - |