# Accident 19831111057009A: Scwzer SGS233A, Fremont, CA, November 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1983, 12:25 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Airport: Sky Sailing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5006° N, 121.9604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5006&lon=-121.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1239S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1239S) (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: 14 total, 8 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831111057009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT COULD NOT REACH AIRPORT AND GLIDER COLLIDED WITH FENCE POST 100 YDS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA052), Nov 11, 1983: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N1239S), Fremont, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1239S (1)

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

- [Accident 19770121000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770121000389A), Jan 21, 1977: Scwzer SGS233A (N1239S), Fremont, CA, Substantial damage. Mono wheel lndg gear. Glider struck concrete center divider of freeway.

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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