Schweizer SGU222 N8678R
5 March 1972 · Boulder, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 1972 at about 11:15 local time, a Schweizer SGU222 registered N8678R, operated by CU Soaring CLU, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Boulder, Colorado, 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 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boulder Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGU222
- Registration
- N8678R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- CU Soaring CLU
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0620
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
ENCNTRD TURBC, EXTRM DWNDFS AFTR RELEASE.ATMTD FIND LIFT, RETD TO ARPT AT LOW ALT.WIND GUSTING 25K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGU222 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 1972 | Schweizer SGU222 | Elsinore, California, United States | Regents U.cal. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jun 1973 | Schweizer SGU222 | Huntly, Illinois, United States | Sky Soaring In | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1973 | Schweizer SGU222 | Perris, California, United States | Orange County | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1973 | Schweizer SGU222 | San Diego, California, United States | Ucsd Soaring C | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1974 | Schweizer SGU222 | Shingle Spg, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGU222 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |