# Accident 19750510018219A: Scwzer SGU222E, Butler, PA, May 10, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1975
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler-Graham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2749Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2749Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22E (registry code 8050612, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,836 total, 16 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750510018219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC75FGM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM36), May 10, 1975: Schweizer SGU222 (N2749Z), Butler, PA, 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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