# NTSB CHI66D0341: Schweitzer SGS1, N2756Z, Jefferson, OH, August 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1965
- Place: Jefferson, OH · JEFFERSON, OH
- Location: 41.7384° N, 80.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7384&lon=-80.7688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0341
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0341

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2903  65/8/16    JEFFERSON OHIO      SCHWEITZER SGS1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1533                    N2756Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHTABULA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2756Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEITZER SGS1
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ashtabula

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.

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