# Incident 19920517020939I: Scwzer SGS233A, Salem, NH, May 17, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Salem, NH
- Airport: New England Gliderport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7884° N, 71.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7884&lon=-71.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1178S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1178S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33B (registry code 8051607, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 12 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920517020939I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED HEAVY SINK RATE ON APPROACH. HIT TREES SHORT OF LANDING FIELD. HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 15 YEARS.

## Other reports on N1178S (1)

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

- [Accident 19931107042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931107042239A), Nov 7, 1993: Scwzer SGS233A (N1178S), Morrisville, VT, Substantial damage. Struck trees on ridge attempting mountain soaring. Blamed uncontrollable downdraft.

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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