# NTSB FTW72DPG38: Schweizer SGS233, N7759S, Abbott, AR, September 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1971
- Place: Abbott, AR · ABBOTT, AR
- Location: 35.0734° N, 94.1938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbott, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0734&lon=-94.1938&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4375   71/9/5    ABBOTT,ARK          SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 630
        TIME - 1400                    N7759S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WORTH JAMES RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ABBOTT,ARK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PREMATURE RELEASE FROM TOW AT TOO LOW ALT.
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TOW PLANE LOST PWR.GLIDER HAD TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7759S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7759S-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N 129, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- 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: Worth James Ranch

## Other investigations on N7759S (2)

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 CHI70DCA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DCA13), May 16, 1970: Schweizer 2-33 (N7759S), Highland, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI70D0291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0291), Sep 6, 1969: Schweizer SGS233 (N7759S), Highland, IL, 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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