# NTSB MKC74DCD37: Schweizer 2-33A, N5781S, Greenfield, IA, June 2, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1974
- Place: Greenfield, IA · GREENFIELD, IA
- Location: 41.3058° N, 94.4593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3058&lon=-94.4593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126434
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1337   74/6/2    GREENFIELD,IOWA     SCHWEIZER 2-33A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 206
        TIME - 1630                    N5781S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENFIELD,IOWA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- LVLD OFF HIGHER THAN NML WING TIP AND WHEEL STRUCK GND SIMULTANEOUSLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5781S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5781S-2018-02-16), registration cancelled 2018-02-16, S/N 111, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33A
- 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: Greenfield

## 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 19740602014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602014659A), Jun 2, 1974: Scwzer SGS233A, Greenfield, IA, Substantial damage. Lvld off higher than nml wing tip and wheel struck gnd simultaneously.

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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