- Date
- August 3, 1976
- Place
- Fredericksburg, PA · FREDERICKSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2440WSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760803024649A
- Case key
- 201347
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2895 76/8/3 FREDERICKSBURG,PA SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1336 N2440W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 3244 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 44 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERS PRIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREDERICKSBURG,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR PN26711-21 FAILED INFLIGHT CAUSING LOSS OF VERT STAB AND RUDDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2440W
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmers Pride
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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 N2440W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.