# NTSB MKC67F0581: Schweizer SGU-2, N5823V, Red Wing, MN, May 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1967
- Place: Red Wing, MN · RED WING, MN
- Location: 44.5625° N, 92.5338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Wing, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5625&lon=-92.5338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117147
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0581
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0581

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1430   67/5/6    RED WING,MINN       SCHWEIZER SGU-2     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1520                    N5823V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RED WING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5823V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5823V-2002-10-21), registration cancelled 2002-10-21, S/N 199, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGU-2
- 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: Red Wing

## Other investigations on N5823V (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 DEN99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA102), Jun 10, 1999: Schweizer SGU-2-22E (N5823V), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation (loss of consciousness) due to dehydration and hyperventilation. Factors were the turbulence and excessive workload (task overload) that induced anxiety/apprehension, and…

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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