# Accident 19740704026699A: Scwzer SGS233, Bridgewater, VA, July 4, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1974
- Place: Bridgewater, VA
- Airport: Bridgewater
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.3885° N, 78.9645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgewater, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3885&lon=-78.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17941, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17941-2012-08-13) (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 SGS233
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,191 total, 36 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740704026699A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD75FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIA03), Jul 4, 1974: Schweizer SGS233 (N17941), Bridgewater, VA, 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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