# Accident 19730331007129A: Scwzer SGS233, Vacaville, CA, March 31, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1973
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Vacaville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2473W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473W-1974-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,410 total, 400 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73DVG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730331007129A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PLT USED IMPROPER HAND SIGNALS.TOW PLT OPENED THROTTLE.N2473W HIT SGS233 N7764S,MINOR DMG.

## 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 OAK73DVG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG55), Mar 31, 1973: Schweizer SGS233 (N2473W), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2473W (1)

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

- [Accident 19740406008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406008319A), Apr 6, 1974: Scwzer SGS233 (N2473W), Vacaville, CA, Destroyed. Single wheel. Ridge soaring.

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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