# Accident 19930906032929A: Scwzer SGS233A, Eighty Four, PA, September 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1993, 15:15 local time
- Place: Eighty Four, PA
- Airport: Bandel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1792° N, 80.1307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1792&lon=-80.1307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34367, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34367) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 68 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930906032929A

## Narrative

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

BELEIVED ALTIMETER SET ZERO FEET ON GROUND. PRIOR PILOT SETTING OF 1200 FEET MSL NOT RESET. LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT

## 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 BFO93LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA161), Sep 6, 1993: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N34367), Eighty Four, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S UTILIZATION OF IMPROPER PROCEDURES FOR SETTING THE ALTIMETER WHICH LED TO HIS MISJUDGING ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N34367 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910630031009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630031009I), Jun 30, 1991: Scwzer SGS233A (N34367), Eighty Four, PA, Minor damage. Tow line released from glider prematurely on takeoff. Landed straight ahead. Ground looped to avoid obstructions.

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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