# Accident 19800427010759A: Scwzer SGS233, Ballston Spa, NY, April 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1980, 14:05 local time
- Place: Ballston Spa, NY
- Airport: Saratoga Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0507° N, 73.8616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARATOGA COUNTY (5B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0507&lon=-73.8616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5708S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5708S) (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: 799 total, 329 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800427010759A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR MADE DEMO SLIP FOR LANDING. SAILPLANE STALLED. HIT RUNWAY, BOUNCED INTO TREES. POSSIBLE WIND SHIFT.

## 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 NYC80FFA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA15), Apr 27, 1980: Schweizer SGS233 (N5708S), Milton, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5708S (3)

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

- [Accident 19840602021949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840602021949A), Jun 2, 1984: Scwzer SGS233 (N5708S), Saratoga, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot claims glider was blown into trees adjacent to runway during approach to landing.
- [Accident 19750628021499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750628021499A), Jun 28, 1975: Scwzer SGS233 (N5708S), NY, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740921031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921031909A), Sep 21, 1974: Scwzer SGS233 (N5708S), Saratoga Sprng, NY, Substantial damage. Wheel equipped. Trees r side of glider grnd line

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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