# NTSB IAD73DIJ21: Schweizer SGS233, N7535, Huntington, WV, March 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1973
- Place: Huntington, WV · HUNTINGTON, WV
- Location: 38.4093° N, 82.4335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-82.4335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DIJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0558   73/3/6    HUNTINGTON,W VA     SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N7535               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERT NEWLON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,W VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.APCH TO ARPT BTWN TREES.R WING HIT TREE ABT 2FT INBOARD R WING TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7535](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7535-2017-02-22), registration cancelled 2017-02-22, S/N 165, built 1969 (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: Robert Newlon

## 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 19730306004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730306004569A), Mar 6, 1973: Scwzer SGS233A, Huntington, WV, Substantial damage. Wheel eqpd. Apch to arpt btwn trees.r wing hit tree abt 2FT inboard r wing tip.

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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