# NTSB DIA69D0064: Schwiezer SGS233, N2440W, Leesburg, VA, August 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1968
- Place: Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108863
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2780  68/8/24    LEESBURG,VA         SCHWIEZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 8 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N2440W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREY FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SAILPLANE N2440W STRUCK PIPER N78659,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2440W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440W), registered now, S/N 8, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWIEZER SGS233
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (registry code 8051604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Godfrey Field

## Other investigations on N2440W (3)

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 NYC80FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT10), Apr 20, 1980: Schweizer SGS233 (N2440W), Jersey Shore, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76FGT26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT26-201347), Aug 3, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N2440W), Fredericksburg, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71DIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIA11), Sep 13, 1970: Schweizer SGS233 (N2440W), Warrenton, VA, 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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