# Accident 19810611032929A: Scwzer SGS233, Zionsville, IN, June 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1981, 13:35 local time
- Place: Zionsville, IN
- Airport: Terry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9509° N, 86.2619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zionsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9509&lon=-86.2619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17962, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17962-1983-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032929A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST SOLO. FAILED TO LEVEL-OFF. FLEW INTO GROUND ON 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 CHI81FEX16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX16), Jun 11, 1981: Schweizer 2-33A (N17962), Zionsville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17962 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750215002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750215002759A), Feb 15, 1975: Scwzer SGS233A (N17962), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. Nml proc is to set alt to zero. Plt rqstd tow to 3000FT rlsd 2000FT.post exam alt ind 1020FT.wheels

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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