# NTSB NYC76FGT26: Schweizer SGS233, N2440W, Fredericksburg, PA, August 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1976
- Place: Fredericksburg, PA · FREDERICKSBURG, PA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT26-201347

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2440W), registered now, S/N 8, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- 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: Farmers Pride

## 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 19760803024649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803024649A), Aug 3, 1976: Scwzer SGS233, Fredericksburg, PA, Substantial damage. Vertical stabilizer spar PN26711-21 failed inflight causing loss of vert stab and rudder.

## Other investigations on N2440W (3)

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 NYC80FGT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT10), Apr 20, 1980: Schweizer SGS233 (N2440W), Jersey Shore, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD71DIA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIA11), Sep 13, 1970: Schweizer SGS233 (N2440W), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA69D0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0064), Aug 24, 1968: Schwiezer SGS233 (N2440W), Leesburg, VA, 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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