# Accident 19750928031209A: Scwzer SGS233A, Plymouth, CT, September 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1975
- Place: Plymouth, CT
- Airport: Waterbury
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.6324° N, 73.0482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waterbury Airport (N41), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6324&lon=-73.0482&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33988, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33988-2012-06-04) (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: 154 total, 11 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928031209A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN TREES AND BRUSH.PLT EXTDD TFC PATTERN DUE PRECEDING ACFT.

## 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 NYC76FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE06), Sep 28, 1975: Schweizer SGS233 (N33988), Plymouth, CT, 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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