NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGU 2-22EK

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Schweizer SGU 2-22EK. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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Cases per year

19672026

NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGU 2-22EK per year, 1967–2026: 7 cases
1967	1
1968	1
1972	1
1976	1
1977	1
1986	1
1995	1

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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8050614')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8050614'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8050614'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB MIA95LA225Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGU-2-22K · Picayune, MSThe pilot-in-command's disregard of a weather forecast and flight into known adverse weather condition (thunderstorm). The thunderstorm, and associated wind gusts, were factors.Sep 17, 1995 · N2717Z · Destroyed NTSB SEA86LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 2-22EK · Easton, WAThe instructor pilot was flying the glider with a student in the front seat on a local instructional flight. About 2200 ft down the 2640 foot grass strip, the tow aircraft, at about 50 to 100 feet AGL, lost power and started to descend back to the runway. The…Aug 14, 1986 · N2723Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchweizer SGU2 · Cloquet, MNApr 17, 1977 · N2717Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA77FYA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchweizer SGU222 · Boise, IDOct 24, 1976 · N2787Z · Substantial damage NTSB LAX73DUG23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-22 · Hemet, CANov 10, 1972 · N2410W · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0328Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 222E · Horseshoe Bend, IDJun 9, 1968 · N9943J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA67F0309Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGU222 · Boise, IDApr 9, 1967 · N9943J · Substantial damage