# NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, 1983 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB LAX84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA052.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Fremont, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1983 · N1239S · Substantial damage > After receiving an aero tow to 3,000 ft MSL & being released 5 mi from the departure arpt, the plt thermaled for about 5 min. He then descended to 2,300 ft MSL & turned back toward the arpt. He encountered 'heavy sink' had insufficient altitude to reach the… - [NTSB LAX84LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA037.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · New River, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 1983 · N7558 · Substantial damage > The student plt was on his 9th solo landing when he landed on rwy 27 with a x-wing from 200 deg at 10 KTS. During the landing, the glider drifted to the north into some bushes, then swerved into a tree. The plt reported that upon landing, he lower the wrong… - [NTSB DEN84LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA009.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Falcon, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1983 · N1232S · Substantial damage > During the descent for landing, the plt observed that the wind was from the south. The plt decided to land downwind in the upsloping direction of the glider strip rather than upwind in the downsloping direction. He made his base leg too close to the strip &… - [NTSB MKC83LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA227.md): Schweizer SGS-2-33A · Warrensburg, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1983 · N7776S · No damage > The glider landed short of the rwy hitting a rough hump which was an old fence line. The glider bounced & landed hard on the rwy. The pax was hospitalized for 4 days for observation & treatment. - [NTSB DEN83LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA210.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1983 · N7590 · Substantial damage > After releasing from an aerial tow about 2,000 ft AGL, the plt was unable to find lifting thermals. The glider began to descend about 800 fpm so the plt maneuvered to return to the airstrip. The glider collided with several small trees short of the rwy. - [NTSB ATL83LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA266.md): Schweizer SGS-2-33A · Warrenton, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1983 · N2743H · Substantial damage > The pilot collided with a tree while landing in windy conditions. The pilot had flown one dual flt on this day and then went up for a 39 minute solo flt. Upon her return she was low on downwind so she made a close in base but drifted to theright on final in… - [NTSB NYC83LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA154.md): Schweizer 2-33 · Freeport, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1983 · N65859 · Substantial damage > The glider collided with a fence during landing. The glider had experienced loss of lift shortly after a release from tow at 2500 ft AGL. Heavy sink and alt loss was encountered and continued. The pilot started a long straight in final approach to land but it… - [NTSB NYC83LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA099.md): Schweizer SGS-2-33A · Erwinna, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1983 · N2706H · Substantial damage > The glider was on a dual instructional flight for landing practice. On the final approach to landing the glider lost lift after experiencing excessive sink and clipped the tops of trees. The glider landed short of the intended area and the wings and nose of… - [NTSB LAX83LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA145.md): Schweizer SGS2-33A · Fremont, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1983 · N7547 · Minor damage > The acft banged into the ground during the takeoff ground run. The glider had swerved off the rwy during the tow into a muddy grass area, the plt attempted a premature takeoff to prevent getting struck in the mud. He stated that lack of forward speed and the… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1983 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8051606')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8051606&year=1983 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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