# NTSB CHI81FEX16: Schweizer 2-33A, N17962, Zionsville, IN, June 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1981
- Place: Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.9509° N, 86.2619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zionsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9509&lon=-86.2619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125584
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1198  81/6/11  NR.ZIONSVILLE,IN      SCHWEIZER 2-33A     CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 5 TOTAL
        TIME - 1335                    N17962              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ZIONSVILLE,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- 1ST SOLO FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17962](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17962-1983-09-24), registration cancelled 1983-09-24, S/N 262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33A
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Terry

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810611032929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032929A), Jun 11, 1981: Scwzer SGS233, Zionsville, IN, Substantial damage. On first solo. Failed to level-off. Flew into ground on landing.

## Other investigations on N17962 (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 CHI75FEG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG14), Feb 15, 1975: Schweizer 2-33 (N17962), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage

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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