# Accident 19950813023149A: Scwzer SGS233, Erwinna, PA, August 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1995, 16:55 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4896° N, 75.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4896&lon=-75.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5750S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5750S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 107 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950813023149A

## Narrative

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

ON GLIDE SLOPE STUDENT SUDDENLY USED DIVE BRAKE AND SLIP. CFI TOOK OVER BUT UNABLE CORRECT. GLIDER STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC95LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA189), Aug 13, 1995: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N5750S), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision during the final approach which resulted in the student flying a low approach and a subsequent collision with the trees. A factor relating to the…

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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