# Accident 19850724033719A: Scwzer SGS233A, Plymouth, MA, July 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1985, 14:05 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9173° N, 70.7119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9173&lon=-70.7119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2039T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2039T-2003-04-10) (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: 3,500 total, 3 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850724033719A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ENCOUNTERED ON BASE LEG. WING COLLIDED WITH TREES ON FINAL.

## 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 NYC85LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA191), Jul 24, 1985: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2039T), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2039T (1)

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

- [Accident 19780913024029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913024029A), Sep 13, 1978: Scwzer SGS233A (N2039T), Warrenton,Va, VA, Substantial damage. Plt stated insufficient experience with type of spoilers which retrat with airstream pressure.

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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