- Date
- June 2, 1984, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Saratoga, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5708SSchweizer 2-33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840602021949A
- Case key
- 35671
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Glider was on final approach in severe turblence. Acft drifted on final apch and plt used full control deflection with no effect. A collision with trees resulted. The plt said that the wind before takeoff was greater then 30 KTS from 360 degrees. The apch was being made to rwy 05.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5708S
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mohawk Soaring Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 30, 1984 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Saratoga, NY
- Airport
- 5B2 · Saratoga
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 56 total · 48 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5708S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.