- Date
- August 27, 1975
- Place
- Ithaca, NY · ITHACA, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17965Schweizer 2-33A
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750827027969A
- Case key
- 150887
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2549 75/8/27 ITHACA,NY SCHWEIZER 2-33A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 17 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N17965 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUND FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ITHACA,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT CORRECT FOR LOW WING APPROACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17965
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grund Field
N17965Registration cancelled Jun 21, 2011 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AKAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AKEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N17965 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ERA10LA387Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWindsor, VAThe unauthorized installation of a battery and associated wiring and electrical components, which resulted in an in-flight electrical fire of undetermined origin.NTSB NYC83LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMecklenburg, NYDuring approach the pilot misjudged the wind velocity and failed to allow for strong downdrafts. The glider lost altitude 4-500 feet short of the field over a wooden area and came to rest in a nosed over position in the trees.NTSB NYC76DFJ17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedElmira, NY