Schweizer SGU-2 N2415W
7 September 1967 · Elmira, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1967 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGU-2 registered N2415W, operated by Schweizer Air, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elmira, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elmira, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chemung County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGU-2
- Registration
- N2415W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Schweizer Air
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3349
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
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Other Schweizer SGU-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1967 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Barre, Massachusetts, United States | New England SO | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1967 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Big Spring, Texas, United States | Sailplanes Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1967 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | Red Wing Soari | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1965 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Flatbrookville Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1969 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Sylvania, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1969 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |