# NTSB MIA79ORJ60: Schweizer SGU222, N2411W, Montevallo, AL, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Montevallo, AL · MONTEVALLO, AL
- Location: 33.1261° N, 86.8477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montevallo, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1261&lon=-86.8477&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79ORJ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79ORJ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2374  79/8/12    MONTEVALLO,AL       SCHWEIZER SGU222    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 135
        TIME - 1630                    N2411W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING-X
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEVALLO,AL               RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2411W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2411W), registered now, S/N 249, built 1966 (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: Flying-X

## 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 19790812023539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812023539A), Aug 12, 1979: Scwzer SGU222, Montevallo, AL, Substantial damage. Glider pilot undershot the airport. Landed in pasture, hit a tree.

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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