# Accident 19910324007349A: Scwzer SGS233, Buchanan, VA, March 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Buchanan, VA
- Airport: Springwood Airstrip Gliderport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5202° N, 79.6796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5202&lon=-79.6796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2451W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2451W-2014-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910324007349A

## Narrative

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

TOW PLANE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON TAKEOFF. GLIDER RELEASED AND STRUCK TREES 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 BFO91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA034), Mar 24, 1991: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N2451W), Buchanan, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT THE TAKEOFF WITH UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

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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