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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS233 · Plymouth, CT · May 17, 1981

Date
May 17, 1981 · 15:00 local
Place
Plymouth, CT
Airport
Waterbury
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7789S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNE20
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total32 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Too high on crosswind landing. Slipped out of wind, wing hit runway. Glider ground-loopecd into trees.

As the FAA filed it

TOO HIGH ON CROSSWIND LANDING. SLIPPED OUT OF WIND, WING HIT RUNWAY. GLIDER GROUND-LOOPECD INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.