# NTSB Accident CHI97LA216
> **Schweizer SGS 2-8** · 1997-07-20 · MENOMINEE FALLS, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA216
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08330
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-20
- **Location:** MENOMINEE FALLS, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.14046, -88.119674
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 2-8
- **Registration:** N79106
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the slippage of the glider launch equipment (winch).  Factors were the pilot's encounter with a stall/spin and the lack of possibility for remedial action to avoid impact with the terrain.

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