# Accident 19850929047979A: Scwzer SGS233A, Preble, NY, September 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1985, 13:10 local time
- Place: Preble, NY
- Airport: Thermal Ridge Gliderport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7297° N, 76.1396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7297&lon=-76.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33920, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33920-2014-10-02) (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: 787 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929047979A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH UTILITY POLE DURING GO AROUND. PILOT WAS PULLING TRIM TAB CONTROL RATHER THAN SPOILERS.

## 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 NYC85LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA254), Sep 29, 1985: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33920), Preble, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33920 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760801019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801019929A), Aug 1, 1976: Scwzer SGS233A (N33920), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Wheel equipped. Wing struck gnd while plt corrected for gusts

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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