# NTSB NYC76FGT26: Schweizer SGU222, N3844A, Fredericksburg, PA, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA · FREDERICKSBURG, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155171
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT26-155171

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2894  76/7/20    FREDERICKSBURG,PA   SCHWEIZER SGU222    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1010                    N3844A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 1020 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERS PRIDE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICKSBURG,PA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- GROUND CREWMAN NOT ALERT WALKING ON RUNWAY. STRUCK BY GLIDER ON ROLLOUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3844A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3844A-1998-07-10), registration cancelled 1998-07-10, S/N 63 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGU222
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGU 2-22C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22c) (registry code 8050608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Farmers Pride

## 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 19760720023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720023529A), Jul 20, 1976: Scwzer SGU222C, Fredericksburg, PA, Minor damage. Ground crewman not alert walking on runway. Struck by glider on rollout.

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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