NTSB CAROL · Event
Event SEA86LA199
Registry · N2723Z
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGU 2-22EK
Year of manufacture
1964 · 22 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19640422
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2B0C3
Registrant of record
SOARING EAGLE FOUNDATION
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE 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 GLIDER PILOT RELEASED THE TOW ROPE AND ATTEMPTED A TURN AWAY FROM TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE TURNING, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE, SPINNING THE GLIDER IN A 'FLAT' SPIN TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_SEA86LA199.txt.
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