# Incident 19800817067389I: Scwzer SGS233, Kutztown, PA, August 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2637H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2637H) (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 SGS233
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,182 total, 1,004 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817067389I

## Narrative

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

DURING START OF TOW GLIDER, SWERVED AND STRUCK A PARKED PLANE.

## Other reports on N2637H (1)

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

- [Accident 19900108020139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108020139A), Jan 8, 1990: Scwzer SGS232 (N2637H), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Tow plane pilot did not see glider pilot cancel tow while he got out to check rudder. Glider towed with passenger.

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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