# Accident 19780622016229A: Scwzer SGS233A, Spilewood, TX, June 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1978
- Place: Spilewood, TX
- Airport: Windermere Glider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Aircraft: N1185S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1185S) (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: 3,580 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622016229A

## Narrative

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

ROPE CAUGHT ON GLIDER WHEEL BRACKET.

## 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 FTW78DRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG54), Jun 22, 1978: Schweizer 2-33A (N1185S), Spilewood, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1185S (1)

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

- [Accident 19760905028649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905028649A), Sep 5, 1976: Scwzer SGS233A (N1185S), Spicewood, TX, Substantial damage. Foot pressure on outsidecover panel jammed rudder cable

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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