# Accident 19941119046549A: Scwzer SGS233A, Hilltown, PA, November 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Hilltown, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3312° N, 75.2481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Philadelphia Gliderport (3PA2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3312&lon=-75.2481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33938, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33938-2011-04-18) (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: 90 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941119046549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL UNABLE TO FIND LIFT, WAS TRYING TO REACH AIRPORT. PATTERN TOO LOW.

## 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 BFO95LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA015), Nov 19, 1994: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33938), Hilltown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TREES.

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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