# Accident 19800127002189A: Scwzer SGS233A, Reno, NV, January 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Air Sailing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8721° N, 119.7010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIR SAILING (NV23), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-119.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2061T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2061T) (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: 109 total, 109 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127002189A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED WING ON GROUND IN LOW LEVEL TURN FOR LANDING. GLIDER CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX80DXQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ17), Jan 27, 1980: Schweizer SG2-33 (N2061T), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2061T (1)

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

- [Accident 20120609012129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609012129A), Jun 9, 2012: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2061T), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. N2061T, sgs 2-33A glider, pilot stated he was reportedly hooked up for a tow, started takeoff roll and encountered a gust of wind at Truckee, CA airport.…

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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