Schweizer SGU222 N2749Z

10 May 1975 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 10 May 1975 at about 14:50 local time, a Schweizer SGU222 registered N2749Z, operated by Butler Soaring, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 10 May 1975 at 14:50
Classification: Accident
Location: Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest airport: Butler-Graham
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Schweizer SGU222
Registration: N2749Z
Category: Glider
Operator: Butler Soaring
Operating rule: Flying Club
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2044

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	1	1	0

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

GLIDER ENTERED DOWNDRAFT, STRUCK BUSHES 60FT.SHORT OF RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2044, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Other Schweizer SGU222 accidents

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
24 Oct 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N2787Z	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Gliders Inc.	Serious injuries	-
24 Jul 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N5828V	Belden, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
3 Oct 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N681U	Park Forest, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Air Display In	Serious injuries	-
20 Jul 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N3844A	Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	National Capit	Serious injuries	-
14 Apr 1974	Schweizer SGU222 N2764R	Shingle Spg, California, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
8 Jul 1976	Schweizer SGU222 N2769R	Heber City, Utah, United States no coordinates	Utah Soaring A	Fatal	1

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13 Mar 1975	Aero Comdr 1121 N711JT	Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Thermonetics I	Minor injuries	-
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