# NTSB MIA74FLD25: Schweizer SGS233, N7591, Odessa, FL, September 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1973
- Place: Odessa, FL · ODESSA, FL
- Location: 28.1823° N, 82.5504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1823&lon=-82.5504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4166  73/9/18    ODESSA,FLA          SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N7591               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      43, 6567 TOTAL HOURS, 67
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST PASCO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- UN REACH ARPT LNDD ON ROAD.STUDENT PSN IN FRONT SEAT RESTRICTED AILERON MVMNT.LNDD IN CRAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7591](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7591), registered now, S/N 191, built 1970 (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: West Pasco

## 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 19730918042979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918042979A), Sep 18, 1973: Scwzer SGS233A, Odessa, FL, Substantial damage. Un reach arpt lndd on road. Student psn in front seat restricted aileron mvmnt. Lndd in crab.

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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