# Accident 20100730039259A: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK, Orbit, VA, July 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2010, 15:20 local time
- Place: Orbit, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8536° N, 76.6758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8536&lon=-76.6758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17965, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17965-2011-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (registry code 8050210, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33ak) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33AK
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100730039259A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE CABIN, INITIATED FLIGHT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT DECENT IN THE TREES 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. APPEARS THAT THE FIRE STARTED AT THE FRONT COCKPIT AREA WHERE THE RADIO WAS INSTALLED.

## 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 ERA10LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA387), Jul 30, 2010: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (N17965), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unauthorized installation of a battery and associated wiring and electrical components, which resulted in an in-flight electrical fire of undetermined origin.

## Other reports on N17965 (3)

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

- [Accident 19821017054539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017054539A), Oct 17, 1982: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Mecklenburg, NY, Substantial damage. Glider encountered downdraft and crashed into trees short of runway during final approach.
- [Accident 19760314004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314004579A), Mar 14, 1976: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Drg turn to final apch plt atmtd to correct for rwy overshoot increased bank stalled. Wind w 20K.
- [Accident 19750827027969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827027969A), Aug 27, 1975: Scwzer SGS233AK (N17965), Ithaca, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot did not correct for low wing approach.

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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