MIA76FLD48

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS233 · Oviedo, FL · March 7, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1976
Place
Oviedo, FL · OVIEDO, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2449WSchweizer SGS233
Status
Completed · report May 12, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760307004509A
Case key
153050

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0630   76/3/7    OVIEDO,FL           SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 7
        TIME - 1425                    N2449W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING SEMINOLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OVIEDO,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N2449W
Reported as
Schweizer SGS233
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Flying Seminole

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.