# NTSB OAK71DVD33: Schweizer 2-33, N2473W, Livermore, CA, March 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1971
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0832  71/3/12    LIVERMORE,CALIF     SCHWEIZER 2-33      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N2473W              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 28, 863 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            527 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKDALE,CALIF               FREMONT,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- CUT OFF FROM TOW PLANE DUE WX. WING HIT STORM DRAIN DURG TURN DURG LDG ROLL. WHEEL EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2473W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2473W-1974-05-21), registration cancelled 1974-05-21, S/N 29, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (registry code 8051604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livermore

## Other investigations on N2473W (3)

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 OAK74DVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG36), Apr 6, 1974: Schweizer SGS233 (N2473W), Vacaville, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73DVG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG55), Mar 31, 1973: Schweizer SGS233 (N2473W), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG18), Sep 10, 1972: Schweizer 2-33 (N2473W), Vacaville, CA, substantial 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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