# Accident 19730320007489A: Scwzer SGS233A, Fremont, CA, March 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1973
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Airport: Fremont Sky
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7547, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7547) (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: 105 total, 75 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320007489A

## Narrative

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

FLIPPED OVER PRIOR TO TKOF ROLL.

## 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 OAK73DVD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD27), Mar 20, 1973: Schweizer SGS233 (N7547), Fremont, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7547 (2)

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

- [Accident 20200814013629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200814013629A), Aug 14, 2020: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7547), Warner Springs, CA, Substantial damage. Glider pilot had normal take off and released the glider over hot spring at approximately 63OO feet MSL. After that pilot gained some more altitude and headed…
- [Accident 19830306008359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306008359A), Mar 6, 1983: Scwzer SGS233A (N7547), Fremont Sky Sai, CA, Minor damage. Glider pilot swerved off runway into muddy area during take off. Glider lifted off then slammed back into ground.

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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