# Accident 19800420009989A: Scwzer SGS233, Jersey Shore, PA, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 15:40 local time
- Place: Jersey Shore, PA
- Airport: Hinaman Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1334° N, 77.1997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HINAMAN ACRES (1PA0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1334&lon=-77.1997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2440W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,340 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009989A

## Narrative

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

CREW ATTEMPTED AERO TOW OUT OF SHORT FIELD.PILOT REALIZED THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT CLEARENCE AND RELEASED GLIDER.

## 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 NYC80FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT10), Apr 20, 1980: Schweizer SGS233 (N2440W), Jersey Shore, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2440W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760803024649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803024649A), Aug 3, 1976: Scwzer SGS233 (N2440W), Fredericksburg, PA, Substantial damage. Vertical stabilizer spar PN26711-21 failed inflight causing loss of vert stab and rudder.

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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