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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS233A · Fremont, CA · September 17, 1983

Date: September 17, 1983 · 13:15 local
Place: Fremont, CA
Airport: Sky Sailing
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N57835
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA447
Reported as: Scwzer SGS233A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5 total5 in this make and model5 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.

Student glider pilot could not reach airport and crashed attempting off airport landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT COULD NOT REACH AIRPORT AND CRASHED ATTEMPTING OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX83LA447Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFremont, CAAccording to the student plt, he had found an area of lift after releasing from the tow plane & had soared to 2100 ft. however, while he was returning to the arpt, he realized that he would be too low to reach the rwy. He attempted to land on a highway, but…Sep 17, 1983 · Substantial damage