Schweizer 2-33 N5758S
18 April 1970 · Warrenton, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1970 at about 11:00 local time, a Schweizer 2-33 registered N5758S, operated by Capital Area S, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Warrenton, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Warrenton, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warrenton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33
- Registration
- N5758S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Capital Area S
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1961
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STRETCHED GLIDE TO CLEAR TREE LINE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Skysurfers | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1970 | Schweizer 2-22 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Lafayette Soar | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1970 | Schweizer 2-22 | Penfield, Ohio, United States | North American | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Shirley, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Pearblossom, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Schweizer 2-22 | Barre, Massachusetts, United States | New England SO | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |