# Accident 19731111037469A: Scwzer SGS233, Middlefield, OH, November 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1973
- Place: Middlefield, OH
- Airport: Geauga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.4496° N, 81.0629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GEAUGA COUNTY (7G8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4496&lon=-81.0629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2448W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2448W-1974-04-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731111037469A

## Narrative

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

SPOILER HANG UP WHEN OPERATED IMPROPERLY.STRUCK TREES APRX 600FT SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 CHI74DEI14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI14), Nov 11, 1973: Schweizer 2-33A (N2448W), Middlefield, OH, substantial damage

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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