# Accident 19770417009529A: Scwzer SGU222EK, Cloquet, MN, April 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1977
- Place: Cloquet, MN
- Airport: Cloquer,Mn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.7216° N, 92.4594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cloquet, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7216&lon=-92.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2717Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2717Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22EK (registry code 8050614, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22ek) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222EK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417009529A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER ENTERED A SERIES OF PITCH OSCILLATIONS DURING TOW. GLIDER RELEASED AND CRASHED INTO GROUND

## 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 MKC77FER34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER34), Apr 17, 1977: Schweizer SGU2 (N2717Z), Cloquet, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2717Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950917029809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950917029809A), Sep 17, 1995: Scwzer SGU222EK (N2717Z), Picayune, MS, Destroyed. On departure thunderstorm in area, turned back. Hit trees and a house trying to land in a field.

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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