# NTSB SEA74FTI07: Schweizer 2-33, N7758S, Belgrade, MT, July 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1973
- Place: Belgrade, MT · BELGRADE, MT
- Location: 45.7827° N, 111.1783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belgrade, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7827&lon=-111.1783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188998
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74FTI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FTI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2742  73/7/26  NR.BELGRADE,MONT      SCHWEIZER 2-33      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1200
        TIME - 1715                    N7758S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOZEMAN,MONT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- GLIDER LOST LIFT.STRUCK TRACTOR ON LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7758S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7758S), registered now, S/N 130, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-33
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gallatin Field

## 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 19730726022999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730726022999A), Jul 26, 1973: Scwzer SGS233A, Belgrade, MT, Substantial damage. Glider lost lift. Struck tractor on lndg.

## Other investigations on N7758S (1)

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 LAX95LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA164), Apr 7, 1995: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7758S), Peoria, AZ, minor damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged evaluation of the weather, and his inadequate compensation for the gusting winds and downdrafts.

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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