# NTSB DIA69D0184: Schweizer 2-33, N2451W, Waynesboro, VA, April 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1969
- Place: Waynesboro, VA · WAYNESBORO, VA
- Location: 38.0672° N, 78.9014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0672&lon=-78.9014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0184
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0184

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1073  69/4/13    WAYNESBORO,VA       SCHWEIZER 2-33      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N2451W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2451W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2451W-2014-09-22), registration cancelled 2014-09-22, S/N 17, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33
- 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: Waynesboro

## Other investigations on N2451W (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 BFO91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA034), Mar 24, 1991: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N2451W), Buchanan, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ATTEMPT THE TAKEOFF WITH UNFAVORABLE WINDS.

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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