# NTSB SEA77FYA04: Schweizer SGU222, N2787Z, Boise, ID, October 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1976
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3272  76/10/24 NR.BOISE,ID           SCHWEIZER SGU222    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1210                    N2787Z              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLIDER AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BOISE,ID                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TKOF ABORTED. POWER FAILURE OF WINCH. PSGR PREVENTED MOVEMENT OF CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2787Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2787Z-1981-02-17), registration cancelled 1981-02-17, S/N 213, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGU222
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGU 2-22EK](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22ek) (registry code 8050614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glider Air Park

## 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 19761024034109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761024034109A), Oct 24, 1976: Scwzer SGU222EK, Boise, ID, Substantial damage. Tkof aborted. Power failure of winch. Psgr prevented movement of controls.

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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