# NTSB NYC70DFD22: Schweizer 2-33, N2489W, Shirley, MA, June 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1970
- Place: Shirley, MA · SHIRLEY, MA
- Location: 42.5365° N, 71.6674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5365&lon=-71.6674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2792  70/6/28    SHIRLEY,MASS        SCHWEIZER 2-33      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2489W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIRLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHIRLEY,MASS                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
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- AIRSPEED HIGH,HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY.ACFT WHEEL EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2489W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2489W-2009-07-14), registration cancelled 2009-07-14, S/N 42, 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: Shirley

## Other investigations on N2489W (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 NYC74FNA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA41), Apr 21, 1974: Schweizer 2-33 (N2489W), Plymouth, MA, 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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