# NTSB MIA70F0258: Scweizer SGS233, N5738S, Jacksonville, FL, November 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1969
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153603
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0258
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0258

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4301   69/11/2   JACKSONVILLE,FLA    SCWEIZER SGS233     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1001
        TIME - 1230                    N5738S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- USED 50 FT TAXIWAY AS RWY DUE WET TERRAIN IN NORMAL AREA. L WING GR GOT IN MUD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5738S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5738S-2013-04-23), registration cancelled 2013-04-23, S/N 80, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWEIZER SGS233
- 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: Herlong

## Other investigations on N5738S (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 MIA00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA148), May 6, 2000: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N5738S), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's altitude and subsequent maneuver to avoid an obstacle, that resulted in a loss of airspeed, an inadvertent stall, and an inflight loss of control,…

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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