Schweizer SGS232 N5841V
22 October 1966 · Morrisville Vt, Vermont, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 October 1966 at about 12:15 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N5841V was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Morrisville Vt, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morrisville Vt, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morrisville-Stowe
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N5841V
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0933
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
CANOPY CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF.PILOT OBSERVED TRYING TO CLOSE CANOPY IN FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1967 | Schweizer SGS232 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Skysurf Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1968 | Schweizer SGS232 | Warren, Vermont, United States | Sugarbush Air | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1968 | Schweizer SGS232 | Boulevard, California, United States | Otay Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1968 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fremont, California, United States | Bay Area Soari | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1969 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fremont, California, United States | Bay Soaring AS | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1969 | Schweizer SGS232 | Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States | Carolina Carib | No 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 | - |