# NTSB NYC79FHA09: Schweizer SGS233, N33986, Blairstown, NJ, February 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1979
- Place: Blairstown, NJ · BLAIRSTOWN, NJ
- Location: 40.9873° N, 74.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blairstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9873&lon=-74.9547&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 March 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0186   79/2/3    BLAIRSTOWN,NJ       SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 1965
        TIME - 1600                    N33986              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 1811 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAIRSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAIRSTOWN,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FIXED CENTER TIRE. TOW LINE BROKE. PLT ATMTD TO RETURN TO ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33986](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33986-1980-12-23), registration cancelled 1980-12-23, S/N 386, 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)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blairstown

## 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 19790203002139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002139A), Feb 3, 1979: Scwzer SGS233A, Blairstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Glider tow rope broke on takeoff. Instructor stalled while attempting to return to the airport.

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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