Schweizer SGU222 N10399
18 June 1966 · Bay City Wis, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1966 at about 13:30 local time, a Schweizer SGU222 registered N10399, operated by Red Wing Soari, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Bay City Wis, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bay City Wis, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Red Wing Municipa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGU222
- Registration
- N10399
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Red Wing Soari
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0182
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
TOW LINE BROKE DURING STEEP PULL UP BY PILOT, TOWCAR HAD PREVIOUSLY RUN OVER AND DAMAGED TOWLINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGU222 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1967 | Schweizer SGU222 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | Professional P | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1965 | Schweizer SGU222 | Newcastle Va, Virginia, United States | Blue Ridge SOA | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1967 | Schweizer SGU222 | Willows, California, United States | Willows Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1967 | Schweizer SGU222 | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1965 | Schweizer SGU222 | Alamogordo N Mex, New Mexico, United States | White Sands SA | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1967 | Schweizer SGU222 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Butler Soaring | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |