# Accident 19770703017919A: Scwzer SGS233A, Cedar, MI, July 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Cedar, MI
- Airport: Sugar Loaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.8467° N, 85.7941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8467&lon=-85.7941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65879, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65879) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 150 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703017919A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77DEM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEM31), Jul 3, 1977: Schweizer SGS2-3 (N65879), Cedar, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65879 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900708024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900708024489A), Jul 8, 1990: Scwzer SGS233A (N65879), Norman, OK, Substantial damage. Crashed into trees on final for landing. Misjudged gliding distance with gusty crosswind.

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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