# NTSB UNK64X3199: Schweizer 222E, N8679R, Jefferson, IN, August 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1964
- Place: Jefferson, IN · JEFFERSON, IN
- Location: 40.2795° N, 86.5900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2795&lon=-86.5900&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 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3199
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3199

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2338   64/8/3    JEFFERSON IND       SCHWEIZER 222E      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 6 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N8679R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8679R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8679R), registered now, S/N 162, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 222E
- 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: Haps

## Other investigations on N8679R (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 CHI74DEI13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI13), Aug 25, 1973: Schweizer 2-22 (N8679R), Medina, OH, substantial damage

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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