# Accident 19850707034609A: Scwzer SGS233A, Warrenton, VA, July 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1985, 13:27 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6557° N, 77.7872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Warrenton Air Park (7VG0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6557&lon=-77.7872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65818, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65818) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707034609A

## Narrative

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

TURBULENCE ON TOW. AT 200 FT AGL ROPE SEPARATED FROM TOW PLANE. GLIDER CRASH LANDED. NO DEFECTS IN TOW RELEASE.

## 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 BFO85LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA053), Jul 7, 1985: Schweizer 2-33A (N65818), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65818 (1)

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

- [Accident 20250806012719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250806012719A), Aug 6, 2025: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N65818), Monee, IL, Substantial damage. On August 6th, 2025 at approximately 05:19 pm CDT, a student pilot was operating a Schweizer sgs 2-33 glider in the vicinity of bult field, C56 on a solo…

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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