# Accident 19760615015929A: Scwzer SGS233A, Aiken, SC, June 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1976
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Aiken Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.6494° N, 81.6850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIKEN RGNL (AIK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6494&lon=-81.6850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7537, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7537) (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: 334 total, 21 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DLG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615015929A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER COLLIDED WITH WIRES. PILOT-ATTMPTD TKOF WITH SPOILERS EXTENDED.

## 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 MIA76DLG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLG34), Jun 15, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N7537), Aiken, SC, 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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