Plane Crash List

Schweizer SGS 2-33A N1219S

25 October 1987 · Union, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 October 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N1219S was involved in an accident near Union, Illinois, 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 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Union, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Sky Soaring (55LL)
Coordinates
42.2292, -88.5394
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Registration
N1219S
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Union → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI88LA016

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

THE GLIDER WAS APPROACHING TO LAND WHEN, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESCENDING 'TOO FAST' AND HIS AIRSPEED WAS 'TOO SLOW'. THE PILOT THEN REALIZED HE WASN'T GOING TO MAKE THE RUNWAY AND DECIDED TO LAND THE GLIDER IN A NEARBY FIELD. THE GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE RIGHT WING FIRST, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
31 Jan 1987 Schweizer SGS 2-33
N5727S
Marana, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
24 Oct 1987 Schweizer SGS-2-33A
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Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
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22 Mar 1987 Schweizer SGS 2-33
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29 Mar 1987 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
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Issaquah, Washington, United States Linn Emrich No injuries -
5 Jun 1988 Schweizer SGS-2-33
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28 Jul 1986 Schweizer SGS 2-33A
N65901
Mattoon, Illinois, United States - Minor injuries -

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