Schweizer SGS233 N7547
14 August 2020 · Warner Springs, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 2020 at about 20:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS233 registered N7547 was involved in an accident near Warner Springs, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Warner Springs, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.2844, -116.6697
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS233
- Registration
- N7547
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1970
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Warner Springs → Warner Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR20CA273
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain altitude due to a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in an off-airport landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider pilot reported that, during the return flight to the airport, he encountered more downdrafts than expected and did not have enough altitude to reach the airport. He selected an area for the forced landing where during the landing roll on the rough terrain, both wings sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS233 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2019 | Schweizer SGS233 | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | Jersey Ridge Soaring LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2018 | Schweizer SGS233 | Churchville, Maryland, United States | The Atlantic Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2017 | Schweizer SGS233 | Springfield, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2012 | Schweizer SGS233 | Truckee, California, United States | Soar Truckee Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1981 | Schweizer SGS233 | Issaquah, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1980 | Schweizer SGS233 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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