# Accident 19920603022169A: Scwzer SGS233, New Milford, CT, June 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Milford, CT
- Airport: Candlelight Farms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5692° N, 73.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANDLELIGHT FARMS (11N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5692&lon=-73.4621&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 SGS233
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920603022169A

## Narrative

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

TOW INITIATED FROM PARKING LOT ONTO RUNWAY. WING STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE.

## 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 NYC92LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA098), Jun 3, 1992: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N2724H), New Milford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE GLIDER STRIKING A VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N2724H (1)

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

- [Accident 19900721027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721027639A), Jul 21, 1990: Scwzer SGS233A (N2724H), Great Barringto, MA, Substantial damage. On evaluation flight. Student became too FAR from airport without thermals. Struck tree on off airport landing.

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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