# Accident 19760801019929A: Scwzer SGS233A, Kutztown, PA, August 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.5033° N, 75.7858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Kutztown Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5033&lon=-75.7858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33920, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33920-2014-10-02) (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: 2,306 total, 703 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801019929A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL EQUIPPED.WING STRUCK GND WHILE PLT CORRECTED FOR GUSTS

## 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 NYC76FHA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA44), Aug 1, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N33920), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33920 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850929047979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929047979A), Sep 29, 1985: Scwzer SGS233A (N33920), Preble, NY, Destroyed. Collided with utility pole during go around. Pilot was pulling trim tab control rather than spoilers.

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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