# NTSB NYC76FGT13: Schweizer 2-33, N2400W, Unionville, PA, December 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1975
- Place: Unionville, PA · UNIONVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.9062° N, 77.8767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Unionville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9062&lon=-77.8767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152192
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3932   75/12/3   UNIONVILLE,PA       SCHWEIZER 2-33      CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1125                    N2400W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JULIAN,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FIXED SINGLE WHEEL LDG GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2400W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2400W-2018-04-10), registration cancelled 2018-04-10, S/N 1, built 1966 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19751203038409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751203038409A), Dec 3, 1975: Scwzer SGS233, Unionville, PA, Destroyed. Fixed single wheel ldg gr.

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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