# Accident 19790915026169A: Scwzer SGS233A, Mecklenburg, NY, September 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mecklenburg, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4576° N, 76.7102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mecklenburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4576&lon=-76.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17870-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 134 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915026169A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT RELEASED TOW ON TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. CRASHED INTALL GRASS ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC79FFJ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ29), Sep 15, 1979: Schweizer 2-33A (N17870), Ithaca, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17870 (2)

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

- [Accident 19930521015189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521015189A), May 21, 1993: Scwzer SGS233A (N17870), Binghamton, NY, Substantial damage. High sink rate on final after tow release. Unable runway. Banked to miss trees. Wing hit ground glider, cartwheeled.
- [Accident 19760906029479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029479A), Sep 6, 1976: Scwzer SGS233A (N17870), Ithaca, NY. Acft encountered wind shear turbulence. Wind gusting to 18KTS. No damage to glider.

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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