# Accident 19740317011809A: Scwzer SGU222E, Elyria, OH, March 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Elyria City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.3315° N, 82.1003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELYRIA (1G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3315&lon=-82.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9855E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9855E-1984-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22E (registry code 8050612, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 588 total, 208 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEI33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317011809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GRD CREWMAN RELEASED WING PREMATURELY.ACFT VEERED R,HIT AUTO 20FT FM RWY.30DEG X-WIND,GUSTS 29K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74DEI33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI33), Mar 17, 1974: Schweizer 2-22E (N9855E), Elyria, OH, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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