# NTSB CHI78FEE51: Schweizer SGU222, N9848E, Park Forest, IL, July 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1978
- Place: Park Forest, IL · PARK FOREST, IL
- Location: 41.4817° N, 87.6868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Forest, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4817&lon=-87.6868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1832   78/7/9    PARK FOREST,IL      SCHWEIZER SGU222    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 16, 6 TOTAL
        TIME - 1135                    N9848E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAEDTLER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARK FOREST,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TRACTOR.UNSAFE CONDITION-OPERATION OF TRACTOR NEAR RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9848E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9848E), registered now, S/N 229, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGU222
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGU 2-22E](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (registry code 8050612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haedtler Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780709018029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780709018029A), Jul 9, 1978: Scwzer SGU222E, Park Forest, IL, Substantial damage. Collided with tractor. Unsafe condition-operation of tractor near ay.

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.

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