# Accident 19761017033979A: Scwzer SGS233A, Pittsfield, ME, October 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1976
- Place: Pittsfield, ME
- Airport: Pittsfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 44.7685° N, 69.3744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSFIELD MUNI (2B7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7685&lon=-69.3744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33977, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33977-2012-10-03) (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: 60 total, 7 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017033979A

## Narrative

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

PIC LOST CONTROL OF GLIDER WHILE BEING LAUNCHED BY WINCH.

## 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 NYC77FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE02), Oct 17, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N33977), Pittsfield, MA, destroyed

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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