Schweizer SGS233 N5707S
3 July 1971 · Milpitas, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1971 at about 16:20 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N5707S, operated by Fremont Glidin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Milpitas, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Milpitas, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fremont
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS233
- Registration
- N5707S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Fremont Glidin
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2573
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RIGHT OF CNTRLN, SLIPPED, OVERCORRECTED.HIT CONSTRUCTION EQPT, STEEP BANK, ABT 200FT LEFT OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS233 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Williamson, Georgia, United States | Antique Acres | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Abbott, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States | Erwinna Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1971 | Schweizer SGS233 | Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States | Lift Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Schweizer SGS233 | Williamson, Georgia, United States | Antique Acres | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 May 1972 | Schweizer SGS233 | Estaboga, Alabama, United States | Birmingham S.s | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |