# NTSB MKC78DER65: Schweizer 2-33, N2462W, White Bear Lk, MN, June 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1978
- Place: White Bear Lk, MN · WHITE BEAR LK, MN
- Location: 45.0652° N, 93.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0652&lon=-93.0129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3619  78/6/18    WHITE BEAR LK,MN    SCHWEIZER 2-33      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 194
        TIME - 1230                    N2462W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE BEAR LK,MN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2462W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2462W-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N 25, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33
- 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: Benson

## 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 19780618037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618037689A), Jun 18, 1978: Scwzer SGS126E, White Bear Lk, MN, Substantial damage

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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