# Accident 19970413005879A: Scwzer SGS233A, Llano, CA, April 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: Llano, CA
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4847° N, 117.8265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (46CN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4847&lon=-117.8265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2037T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2037T) (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: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005879A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND BLEW GLIDER OFF COURSE STRUCK FENCE POST TRYING TO REGAIN HEADING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2037T (1)

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

- [Incident 19920512019649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512019649I), May 12, 1992: Scwzer SGS233A (N2037T), Los Alamitos, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost lateral control of glider when he attempted to side-slip to a landing. Collided with a fuel truck.

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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