# Accident 19780902032029A: Scwzer SGS233A, Freeport, PA, September 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Freeport, PA
- Airport: Cadogan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Holding IFR
- Location: 40.6862° N, 79.6826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6862&lon=-79.6826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33941, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33941) (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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902032029A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER SINGLE WHEEL.

## 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 NYC78FGM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM49), Sep 2, 1978: Schweizer 2-33 (N33941), Freeport, 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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