# Accident 19790616011869A: Scwzer SGU222E, Williamson, GA, June 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Williamson, GA
- Airport: Peach State Glide
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1732° N, 84.3548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1732&lon=-84.3548&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5822V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5822V-2014-10-29) (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: 425 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616011869A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE CAME LOOSE ON TAKEOFF. GLIDER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIT A PARKED GLIDER.

## 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 MIA79DKG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG47), Jun 16, 1979: Schweizer SGU222 (N5822V), Williamson, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5822V (1)

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

- [Incident 19851108065999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851108065999I), Nov 8, 1985: Scwzer SGU222E (N5822V), Westcliff, CO, Minor damage. Landed short of runway in gusty wind. Damage to gear. Glider flipped over after occupants got out.

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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