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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS233 · Vacaville, CA · May 13, 1978

Date
May 13, 1978
Place
Vacaville, CA
Airport
Vacaville Gldr Pt
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2437W
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78DVG37
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,119 total1,352 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sailplane with single wheel,wind gusting to 15K.

As the FAA filed it

SAILPLANE WITH SINGLE WHEEL,WIND GUSTING TO 15K.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.