# Accident 19861130063719A: Scwzer SGS233A, Wurtsboro, NY, November 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro/Sullivan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5690° N, 74.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5690&lon=-74.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1222S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1222S-2012-06-07) (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: 41 total, 33 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861130063719A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED 4 TIMES BEFORE SEVERELY DAMAGING THE GLIDER. GUSTING WINDS A FACTOR.

## 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 NYC87DFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DFA02), Nov 30, 1986: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N1222S), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1222S (1)

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

- [Accident 19750626017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750626017929A), Jun 26, 1975: Scwzer SGS233A (N1222S), Sterling, MA, 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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