Schweizer SGS232 N2427W
10 June 1971 · Sentinel, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 1971 at about 16:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N2427W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sentinel, Arizona, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sentinel, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N2427W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Estrella, Ariz → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2802
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
ACFT BEING RCVRD BY TOW PICK-UP, PREV FRCD LDG.TOW PLANE HIT DIRT BNK, GLIDER RLSD DRG CLBOUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 1971 | Schweizer SGS232 | Colo.springs, Colorado, United States | Colorado Soari | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS232 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1972 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fairfield, California, United States | Fremont Glidin | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1970 | Schweizer SGS232 | Elsinore, California, United States | Aero Enterpris | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jun 1973 | Schweizer SGS232 | Waialua, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soari | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1969 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fremont, California, United States | Bay Soaring AS | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |