# NTSB DEN78FTE92: Schweizer 2-33A, N2624H, Boulder, CO, August 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1978
- Place: Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE92
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE92

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2458  78/8/26    BOULDER,CO          SCHWEIZER 2-33A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N2624H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED SPOILERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2624H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2624H), registered now, S/N 444, built 1976 (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)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boulder Muni

## 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 19780826022849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826022849A), Aug 26, 1978: Scwzer SGS233A, Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Inadvertently deployed spoilers.

## Other investigations on N2624H (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 DEN77DTE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE38), May 4, 1977: Schweizer 2-33A (N2624H), Wellington, CO, 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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