# Accident 19791007027689A: Scwzer SGU222, Moweaqua, IL, October 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1979, 16:05 local time
- Place: Moweaqua, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6258° N, 89.0214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moweaqua, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6258&lon=-89.0214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9917J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9917J-1981-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22E (registry code 8050612, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEV01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007027689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND SPIN FROM A LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI80DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEV01), Oct 7, 1979: Schweizer SGU222 (N9917J), Moweaqua, IL, 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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