# NTSB NYC76FHA44: Schweizer SGS233, N33920, Kutztown, PA, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5213° N, 75.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kutztown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5213&lon=-75.7773&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1789   76/8/1    KUTZTOWN,PA         SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2306
        TIME - 0845                    N33920              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 703 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KUTZTOWN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           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
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WHEEL EQUIPPED.WING STRUCK GND WHILE PLT CORRECTED FOR GUSTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33920](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33920-2014-10-02), registration cancelled 2014-10-02, S/N 410, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kutztown

## 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 19760801019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801019929A), Aug 1, 1976: Scwzer SGS233A, Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. Wheel equipped. Wing struck gnd while plt corrected for gusts

## Other investigations on N33920 (1)

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 NYC85LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA254), Sep 29, 1985: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33920), Preble, NY, 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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