# Accident 19840715070279A: Scwzer SGS233A, Thomaston, CT, July 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1984, 14:34 local time
- Place: Thomaston, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6772° N, 73.0832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomaston, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6772&lon=-73.0832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65805, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65805-1991-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840715070279A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF LIFT RETURNING TO GLIDER PORT. TALL GRASS CAUSED A SIDEWAYS LANDING OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC84LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA242), Jul 15, 1984: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N65805), Thomaston, CT, 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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