# Accident 19830417013799A: Scwzer SGS233A, Erwinna, PA, April 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1983, 13:50 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4904° N, 75.0793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4904&lon=-75.0793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2706H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2706H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,104 total, 170 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417013799A

## Narrative

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

LOST LIFT ON FINAL. CLIPPED TREE TOPS. LANDED SHORT. CFI FAILED TO ACT.

## 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 NYC83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA099), Apr 17, 1983: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N2706H), Erwinna, PA, 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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