Schweizer SGS232 N7746S
24 August 1969 · Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 August 1969 at about 16:45 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N7746S, operated by Carolina Carib, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beech Mountain
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N7746S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Carolina Carib
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2363
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 PLANE NOT GAINING ALT, GLIDER PLT RELEASED SLACK LINE.LANDED ON TREES.DIVE BRAKES OBSERVED ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1969 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fremont, California, United States | Bay Soaring AS | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1968 | Schweizer SGS232 | Warren, Vermont, United States | Sugarbush Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS232 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Minor 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 | - |
| 7 Dec 1970 | Schweizer SGS232 | Elsinore, California, United States | Aero Enterpris | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |