# Accident 19860519023259A: Scwzer SGS233A, Kutztown, PA, May 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown Aviation Service Inc
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5195° N, 75.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5195&lon=-75.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2979H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2979H-2020-09-04) (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: 6,426 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519023259A

## Narrative

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

TURBULENCE AND DOWNWIND LANDING RESULTED IN HARD IMPACT AND OVERRUNNING THE RUNWAY. BLEW MAIN TIRE AND BROKE SKID.

## 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 NYC86LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA137), May 19, 1986: Schweizer SGS-2-32A (N2979H), Kurtztown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2979H (1)

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

- [Accident 19811024079459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811024079459A), Oct 24, 1981: Scwzer SGS233A (N2979H), Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Lost control on second ground contact, ground-looped on runway.

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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