# Accident 19751228040481A: Scwzer SGS233A, West Chester, PA, December 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1975
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: West Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7609) (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: 21 total, 17 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76DHD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040481A

## Narrative

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

ICY RWY LOST DIR CTL.L STRUT OF GLIDER STRUCK OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF L HORIZ STAB OF CESSNA.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1240Q, Cessna 150L: [Accident 19751228040482A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751228040482A)

## 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 NYC76DHD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD15), Dec 28, 1975: Schweizer S2-33A (N7609), West Chester, PA, minor damage

## Other reports on N7609 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730106000189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730106000189A), Jan 6, 1973: Scwzer SGS233A (N7609), West Chester, PA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.