# NTSB IAD70DIA11: Schweizer 2-33, N5758S, Warrenton, VA, April 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1970
- Place: Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70DIA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DIA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1961  70/4/18    WARRENTON,VA        SCHWEIZER 2-33      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N5758S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRENTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARRENTON,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- STRETCHED GLIDE TO CLEAR TREE LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5758S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5758S-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 92, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33
- 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: Warrenton

## Other investigations on N5758S (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 NYC77FGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT13), Mar 25, 1977: Schweizer 2-33A (N5758S), Philipsburg, PA, minor 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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