MIA73AM004

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS233 · Williamson, GA · July 2, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 2, 1972
Place
Williamson, GA · WILLIAMSON, GA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1199SSchweizer SGS233
Status
Completed · report February 22, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167439

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2271   72/7/2    WILLIAMSON,GA       SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1647                    N1199S              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 33, 295 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            163 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIQUE ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSON,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ENTERED AND REMAINED IN DIVE TO IMPACT FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N1199S
Reported as
Schweizer SGS233
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Antique Acres

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.