# NTSB NYC75DHA41: Schweizer 2-32, N65973, Mount Pocono, PA, May 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Mount Pocono, PA · MOUNT POCONO, PA
- Location: 41.1225° N, 75.3578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pocono, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1225&lon=-75.3578&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1088  75/5/24    MOUNT POCONO,PA     SCHWEIZER 2-32      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N65973              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 173 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            74 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNT POCONO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNT POCONO,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TOW PLANE EXPD PWR LOSS,PREMATURE RELEASE OF GLIDER.LNDD IN PARKING LOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65973](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65973), registered now, S/N 83, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-32
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mount Pocono Muni

## 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 19750524010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524010939A), May 24, 1975: Scwzer SGS232, Mount Pocono, PA, Destroyed. Tow plane expd pwr loss,premature release of glider. Lndd in parking lot.

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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