# Accident 19900108020139A: Scwzer SGS232, Kutztown, PA, January 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown Aviation Service Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5198° N, 75.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5198&lon=-75.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2637H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2637H) (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 SGS232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900108020139A

## Narrative

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

TOW PLANE PILOT DID NOT SEE GLIDER PILOT CANCEL TOW WHILE HE GOT OUT TO CHECK RUDDER. GLIDER TOWED WITH PASSENGER.

## 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 NYC90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA046), Jan 8, 1990: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2637H), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER DECISION OF THE GLIDER PILOT TO EXIT THE GLIDER WITHOUT POSITIVE ASSURANCE THAT THE TOW PILOT HAD RECEIVED HIS SIGNAL OR THAT THE GLIDER WAS RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE. A RELATED FACTOR TO…

## Other reports on N2637H (1)

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

- [Incident 19800817067389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817067389I), Aug 17, 1980: Scwzer SGS233 (N2637H), Kutztown, PA, Minor damage. During start of tow glider, swerved and struck a parked plane.

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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