# Accident 19800510013129A: Scwzer SGS233A, Warrenton, VA, May 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1980, 13:45 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2690H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2690H) (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: 92 total, 0 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FIA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800510013129A

## Narrative

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

LOST SIGHT OF RUNWAY MANUEVERING TO LAND. BECAME TOO LOW, HIT TREE ON OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 ATL80FIA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FIA07), May 10, 1980: Schweizer SGS233 (N2690H), Warrenton, VA, 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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