# Accident 19820516045579A: Scwzer SGU222E, Belden, OH, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 12:00 local time
- Place: Belden, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2804° N, 82.0308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2804&lon=-82.0308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2732Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2732Z-1983-08-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,184 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516045579A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER HIT WIRE AND CRASHED DURING LOW APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## 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 CHI82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA169), May 16, 1982: Schweizer SGU 2 22E (N2732Z), Belden, OH, destroyed

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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