# Accident 19730106000189A: Scwzer SGS233A, West Chester, PA, January 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1973
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: West Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7609) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 781 total, 21 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73DHD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730106000189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC73DHD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHD21), Jan 6, 1973: Schweizer SG233A (N7609), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7609 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751228040481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040481A), Dec 28, 1975: Scwzer SGS233A (N7609), West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Icy rwy lost dir ctl.l strut of glider struck outboard leading edge of l horiz stab of Cessna.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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