MINR · Schweizer SGS-2-33A · 1997-01-25 · CLERMONT, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA97LA074
Event ID
20001208X07340
Type
Accident
Date
1997-01-25
Location
CLERMONT, FL, USA
Coordinates
28.54973, -81.75019
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
SGS-2-33A
Registration
N233HH
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's improper planning/decision by electing to be towed aloft with a cold front nearby, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with wind gusts from the nearby cold front and subsequent in-flight collision with trees.