# NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, 1997

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 CHI98LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA013.md): Schweizer FGS-233 · Ionia, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 1997 · N5762S · Substantial damage
  > the pilot misjudged the landing approach which resulted in his failure to attain a proper touchdown point. A factor was the trees.
- [NTSB LAX97LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA160.md): Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Llano, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1997 · N2037T · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance from the boundry fence, during an approach to land on the runway. Factors relating to the accident were: the crosswind, and…
- [NTSB IAD97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA062.md): Schweizer SGS-233A · Woodbine, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1997 · N2559H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged his altitude during approach.
- [NTSB MIA97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA074.md): Schweizer SGS-2-33A · Clermont, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1997 · N233HH · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper planning/decision by electing to be towed aloft with a cold front nearby, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with wind gusts from the nearby cold front and subsequent in-flight collision with trees.

## 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") = 1997
  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=1997

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