- Date
- October 17, 1976
- Place
- Pittsfield, MA · PITTSFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N33977Schweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761017033979A
- Case key
- 156442
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3378 76/10/17 PITTSFIELD,MA SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1120 N33977 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSFIELD,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PIC LOST CONTROL OF GLIDER WHILE BEING LAUNCHED BY WINCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33977
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pittsfield
N33977Registration cancelled Oct 3, 2012 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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