# Accident 19730726022999A: Scwzer SGS233A, Belgrade, MT, July 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1973
- Place: Belgrade, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7758S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7758S) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FTI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730726022999A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER LOST LIFT.STRUCK TRACTOR ON LNDG.

## 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 SEA74FTI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI07), Jul 26, 1973: Schweizer 2-33 (N7758S), Belgrade, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7758S (1)

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

- [Accident 19950407011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950407011099A), Apr 7, 1995: Scwzer SGS233A (N7758S), Peoria, AZ, Minor damage. Too low to make airport. Stall mushed trying to stretch glide. Beleived downdraft encountered.

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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