# Accident 19751004030149A: Scwzer SGS233A, North Adams, MA, October 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1975
- Place: North Adams, MA
- Airport: Harriman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.6756° N, 73.1181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Adams, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6756&lon=-73.1181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33981, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33981-2012-11-08) (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: 14 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004030149A

## Narrative

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

PLT ALLOWED GLIDER TO DRIFT TO LEE SIDE OF RIDGE.ACFT HIT HAY BALE ON LDG.

## 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 NYC76FNE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE07), Oct 4, 1975: Schweizer SGS233 (N33981), North Adams, MA, 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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