# NTSB LAX68D0046: Schweizer 233, N2434W, Tehachapi, CA, June 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1967
- Place: Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- Location: 35.1430° N, 118.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tehachapi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1430&lon=-118.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2204  67/6/25    TEHACHAPI,CALIF     SCHWEIZER 233       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 550
        TIME - 1430                    N2434W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEHACHAPI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- STALLED OUT IN TURN TO AVOID HITTING WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2434W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2434W-1972-12-08), registration cancelled 1972-12-08, S/N 3 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 233
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (registry code 8051604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tehachapi

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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