# Accident 19900721027639A: Scwzer SGS233A, Great Barringto, MA, July 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1990, 12:29 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Great Barrington Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2724H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2724H) (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: 810 total, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721027639A

## Narrative

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

ON EVALUATION FLIGHT. STUDENT BECAME TOO FAR FROM AIRPORT WITHOUT THERMALS. STRUCK TREE ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

## 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 NYC90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA168), Jul 21, 1990: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N2724H), Gt. Barrington, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM TREE DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FACTOR WAS A LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT.

## Other reports on N2724H (1)

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

- [Accident 19920603022169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920603022169A), Jun 3, 1992: Scwzer SGS233 (N2724H), New Milford, CT, Substantial damage. Tow initiated from parking lot onto runway. Wing struck a parked vehicle.

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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