# NTSB MIA77FKT25: Schweizer SGS233, N65819, Homestead, FL, January 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1977
- Place: Homestead, FL · HOMESTEAD, FL
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKT25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0845  77/1/30    HOMESTEAD,FL        SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N65819              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 37, 1760 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENDALL FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMESTEAD,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED TOW PLANE & GLIDER ON RWY DELAYED EXCESSIVELY REQUIRING HIM TO LAND IN ADJACENT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65819](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65819-2004-02-13), registration cancelled 2004-02-13, S/N 307, built 1973 (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: Kendall Field

## 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 19770130002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770130002429A), Jan 30, 1977: Scwzer SGS126E, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Plt stated tow plane & glider on rwy delayed excessively requiring him to land in adjacent field.

## Other investigations on N65819 (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 MIA00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA093), Feb 19, 2000: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N65819), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot planned the approach too low, which resulted in inadequate altitude to clear powerlines, and the subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.

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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