# Accident 19811114073759A: Scwzer SGS233A, Plymouth, CT, November 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Plymouth, CT
- Airport: Waterbury-Plymout
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6720° N, 73.0529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6720&lon=-73.0529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2040T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 21 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811114073759A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC82FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNE02), Nov 14, 1981: Schweizer 2-33 (N2040T), Plymouth, CT, 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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