Schweizer SGS232 N17892
27 April 1974 · Yerrington, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1974 at about 15:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N17892, operated by Kinzula Corp, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Yerrington, Nevada, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yerrington, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flying M Ranch
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N17892
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Kinzula Corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1237
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
COLLIDED WITH BOULDER AFTER LOSING LIFT.LND IN FLD ADJACENT TO STRIP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Truckee, California, United States | Bay Area Soari | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Llano, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fremont, California, United States | Bay Area Soari | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1975 | Schweizer SGS232 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |