# Accident 19750626017929A: Scwzer SGS233A, Sterling, MA, June 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1975
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1222S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1222S-2012-06-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FNE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750626017929A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC75FNE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE39), Jun 26, 1975: Schweizer SGS233 (N1222S), Sterling, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1222S (1)

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

- [Accident 19861130063719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861130063719A), Nov 30, 1986: Scwzer SGS233A (N1222S), Wurtsboro, NY, Substantial damage. On landing, the aircraft porpoised 4 times before severely damaging the glider. Gusting winds a factor.

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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