# Accident 19821017054539A: Scwzer SGS233AK, Mecklenburg, NY, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mecklenburg, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4576° N, 76.7102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mecklenburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4576&lon=-76.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17965, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17965-2011-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (registry code 8050210, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33ak) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233AK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017054539A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND CRASHED INTO TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 NYC83LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA011), Oct 17, 1982: Schweizer SGS2-33AK (N17965), Mecklenburg, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17965 (3)

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

- [Accident 20100730039259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100730039259A), Jul 30, 2010: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (N17965), Orbit, VA, Destroyed. During flight pilot noticed smoke in the cabin, initiated flight to return to the airport, aircraft decent in the trees 200 feet short of the runway. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19760314004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314004579A), Mar 14, 1976: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Drg turn to final apch plt atmtd to correct for rwy overshoot increased bank stalled. Wind w 20K.
- [Accident 19750827027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827027969A), Aug 27, 1975: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Ithaca, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot did not correct for low wing approach.

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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