# Accident 19780723018199A: Scwzer SGS233A, Tully, NY, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Tully, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.7982° N, 76.1102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tully, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7982&lon=-76.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17884 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 94 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723018199A

## Narrative

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

WHEEL EQPD-OFF ARPT LNDG AFTR TOW ROPE BROKE.LNDD IN A POTATO FLD

## 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 NYC78FFJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ33), Jul 23, 1978: Schweizer 2-33A (N17884), Tully, NY, 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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