# NTSB FTW76DRG89: Schweizer SGS233, N1185S, Spicewood, TX, September 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1976
- Place: Spicewood, TX · SPICEWOOD, TX
- Location: 30.4755° N, 98.1564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spicewood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4755&lon=-98.1564&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 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRG89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2585   76/9/5    SPICEWOOD,TX        SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N1185S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDERMERE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPICEWOOD,TX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- FOOT PRESSURE ON OUTSIDECOVER PANEL JAMMED RUDDER CABLE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1185S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1185S), registered now, S/N 235, built 1972 (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: Windermere

## 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 19760905028649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905028649A), Sep 5, 1976: Scwzer SGS233A, Spicewood, TX, Substantial damage. Foot pressure on outsidecover panel jammed rudder cable

## Other investigations on N1185S (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 FTW78DRG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG54), Jun 22, 1978: Schweizer 2-33A (N1185S), Spilewood, TX, 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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