Schweizer SGS135 N2817H
5 June 2022 · Midlothian, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 June 2022 at about 21:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS135 registered N2817H was involved in an accident near Midlothian, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Midlothian, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.3877, -97.0106
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS135
- Registration
- N2817H
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1977
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Midlothian → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22FA224
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s incapacitation by an aortic dissection (natural disease).
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was found deceased in the undamaged glider following a landing to a field near the airport. Postaccident examination revealed an improperly secured aileron connection; however, despite being partially unseated, the ailerons clevis pin remained seated adequately to facilitate operation of the aileron. No other anomalies were detected with the airframe that would have precluded normal operation. Autopsy revealed that the pilot’s cause of death was aortic dissection associated with hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, with blunt force injury contributing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS135 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1980 | Schweizer SGS135 | Matamoras, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | N Florida Soar | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | Colorado Spr, Colorado, United States | Co Soaring ASS | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | San Diego, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 1978 | Schweizer SGS135 | Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2022 | Cessna R182 | McAllen, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Piper PA-28-235 | Seguin, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Feb 2022 | Kitfox 4-1200 | Woodstock, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2022 | Piper PA-28-140 | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Texas Aviation Acaemy | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2022 | Cessna 208B | Campbellton, Texas, United States | Revolution Flight | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2022 | Van's RV-12 | Chandler, Texas, United States | Blackwell Jimmie A | Fatal | 1 |