# Accident 19830903065189A: Scwzer SGS233A, Durango, CO, September 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Val Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3378° N, 107.8520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Val Air Airport (CD82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3378&lon=-107.8520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7590-2014-11-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903065189A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH AIRPORT AFTER RELEASE FROM TOW PLANE. CRASHED INTO SMALL TREES ON FINAL APPROACH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7590 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860808053229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808053229A), Aug 8, 1986: Scwzer SGS233A (N7590), Dorango, CO, Substantial damage. Excessive sink rate developed and landing was made in a field. Wing struck a cow.
- [Accident 19780520010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520010039A), May 20, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E (N7590), Aztec, NM, Substantial damage. Glider. Collided with rock or bush. Tow rope ring on tow acft separ at approx 200FT AGL.

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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