# Accident 19770216001119A: Scwzer SGS233A, Erwinna, PA, February 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1977
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Van Sant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.4843° N, 75.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VANSANT (9N1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4843&lon=-75.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33993, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33993-2016-04-12) (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, 60 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770216001119A

## Narrative

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

N6393T, SUBSTANTIAL DMG. TOWED ACFT HIT PARKED ACFT

## 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 NYC77FHA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA15), Feb 16, 1977: Schweizer SGS233 (N33993), Erwinna, 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.

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