# NTSB FTW78DRG70: Schweizer SGS-2, N14501, Georgetown, TX, August 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Location: 30.6327° N, 97.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6327&lon=-97.6772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DRG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2943  78/8/13    GEORGETOWN,TX       SCHWEIZER SGS-2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 850
        TIME - 1400                    N14501              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      95
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ONE CENTER LANDING GEAR WHEEL ON GLIDER.WIND GUSTING TO 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14501](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14501), registered now, S/N 59, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS-2
- 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: Georgetown 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 19780813031549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813031549A), Aug 13, 1978: Scwzer SGS233, Georgetown,Tx, TX, Substantial damage. One center landing gear wheel on glider. Wind gusting to 20KTS.

## Other investigations on N14501 (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 FTW79DRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG07), Oct 29, 1978: Schweizer SGS232 (N14501), Georgetown, TX, destroyed

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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