19730324005409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33 · Piedra, CA · March 24, 1973

Date
March 24, 1973
Place
Piedra, CA
Airport
Wonder Valley
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5733S
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK73DVA43
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
213 total13 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt did not follow acceptable procedure for mountain ridge flying.

As the FAA filed it

PLT DID NOT FOLLOW ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURE FOR MOUNTAIN RIDGE FLYING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.