# NTSB NYC79FFJ29: Schweizer 2-33A, N17870, Ithaca, NY, September 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1979
- Place: Ithaca, NY · ITHACA, NY
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFJ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3575  79/9/15    ITHACA,NY           SCHWEIZER 2-33A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 134
        TIME - 1600                    N17870              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ITHACA,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- GLIDER SINGLE WHEEL.L WING CAUGHT HIGH WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17870](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17870-1994-06-27), registration cancelled 1994-06-27, S/N 240 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33A
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790915026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915026169A), Sep 15, 1979: Scwzer SGS233A, Mecklenburg, NY, Substantial damage. Glider pilot released tow on takeoff and attempted emergency landing. Crashed intall grass on unsuitable terrain.

## Other investigations on N17870 (2)

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 BFO93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA095), May 21, 1993: Schweizer SGS-233A (N17870), Johnson City, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE FLIGHT CREW. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH, THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS (CLIFF & OBSTRUCTIONS) NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE…
- [NTSB NYC76DFJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ33), Sep 6, 1976: Schweizer SGS233 (N17870), Ithaca, NY, no 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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