# Accident 20080803843099A: Scwzer SGS233A, Windsor, VA, August 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2008, 18:15 local time
- Place: Windsor, VA
- Airport: Garner
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8561° N, 76.6819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8561&lon=-76.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33964-2009-02-19) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803843099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT ON HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT APPROACHED THE LANDING AND WAS LOSING ALTITUDE. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHORTEN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TURNING ON THE FINAL STALL AND SPIN AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN LOW ALTITUDE. FROM EYE WITNESS REPORTS, THE STUDENT HAD PROBLEMS CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH OUT THE FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC08CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA267), Aug 3, 2008: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33964), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper maneuvering at low altitude.

## Other reports on N33964 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050925034379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050925034379A), Sep 25, 2005: Scwzer SGS233A (N33964), Windsor, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) 09/25/05: Aircraft hit hangar & sun shelter during attempt to land by student pilot on first solo flight. A/c sustained substantial damage. No injuries…

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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