Schweizer SGU-2 N9844E
26 April 1969 · Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 April 1969 at about 10:55 local time, a Schweizer SGU-2 registered N9844E was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tewksbury, Massachusetts, 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 10:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tew Mac
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGU-2
- Registration
- N9844E
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0813
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
GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A WHIRLWIND ON FINAL APCH.WIND 15K GUSTING 25K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGU-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1969 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Sylvania, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1967 | Schweizer SGU-2 | Elmira, New York, United States | Schweizer Air | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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 |