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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS233A · Plymouth, CT · November 14, 1981

Date
November 14, 1981 · 13:45 local
Place
Plymouth, CT
Airport
Waterbury-Plymout
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2040T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC82FNE02
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
44 total21 in this make and model1 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.

Glider pilot encountered turbulence on final approach for landing causing hard landing and subsequent crash.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PILOT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING CAUSING HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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