# Accident 19760803024649A: Scwzer SGS233, Fredericksburg, PA, August 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1976
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA
- Airport: Farmers Pride
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.4429° N, 76.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FARMERS PRIDE (9N7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4429&lon=-76.4416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2440W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,244 total, 44 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT26-201347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803024649A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR PN26711-21 FAILED INFLIGHT CAUSING LOSS OF VERT STAB AND RUDDER.

## 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 NYC76FGT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT26-201347), Aug 3, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N2440W), Fredericksburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2440W (1)

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

- [Accident 19800420009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009989A), Apr 20, 1980: Scwzer SGS233 (N2440W), Jersey Shore, PA, Substantial damage. Crew attempted aero tow out of short field. Pilot realized there was not sufficient clearence and released glider.

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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