OAK69D0026

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS233 · Fremont, CA · June 24, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1968
Place
Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2437WSchweizer SGS233N69064Schweizer TG-3A
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109487

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2476  68/6/24    FREMONT,CALIF       SCHWEIZER TG-3A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N69064              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- N69064 OVER TOOK AND STRUCK N2437W.PLT ON SECOND SOLO FLT.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2476  68/6/24    FREMONT,CALIF       SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1730                    N2437W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 53, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            500 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N2437W
Reported as
Schweizer SGS233
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Sailing
Registration
N69064
Reported as
Schweizer TG-3A
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sky Sailing

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.