# Accident 19950917029809A: Scwzer SGU222EK, Picayune, MS, September 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Picayune, MS
- Airport: Picayune Pearl River County Ar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5199° N, 89.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5199&lon=-89.6697&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,196 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950917029809A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE THUNDERSTORM IN AREA, TURNED BACK. HIT TREES AND A HOUSE TRYING TO LAND IN A FIELD.

## 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 MIA95LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA225), Sep 17, 1995: Schweizer SGU-2-22K (N2717Z), Picayune, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's disregard of a weather forecast and flight into known adverse weather condition (thunderstorm). The thunderstorm, and associated wind gusts, were factors.

## Other reports on N2717Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19770417009529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417009529A), Apr 17, 1977: Scwzer SGU222EK (N2717Z), Cloquet, MN, Substantial damage. Glider entered a series of pitch oscillations during tow. Glider released and crashed into ground

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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