Schweizer SGS233 N7761S
2 August 1970 · North Plains, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1970 at about 10:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N7761S, operated by Eagle Flightwa, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near North Plains, Oregon, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Plains, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eagle Glider Port
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS233
- Registration
- N7761S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Eagle Flightwa
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3471
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
HIT FENCE AND PARKED GLIDER, DMG UNK. IP FAILED TO NOTICE SPOILER EMPLOYED ON FINAL APCH BY STUDENT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS233 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS233 | Adelanto, California, United States | S.c.s.a Flight | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS233 | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS233 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | Capital Area S | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Milpitas, California, United States | Fremont Glidin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1969 | Schweizer SGS233 | Highland, Illinois, United States | St.louis Soari | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Williamson, Georgia, United States | Antique Acres | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |