Schweizer 2-33 N2473W
10 September 1972 · Vacaville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 September 1972 at about 17:00 local time, a Schweizer 2-33 registered N2473W was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Vacaville, California, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vacaville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33
- Registration
- N2473W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3500
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
FLEW LOW OVER FRIENDS HOUSES.STALLED FROM NEAR VERTICAL L BANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1972 | Schweizer 2-22 | Hemet, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1972 | Schweizer 2-33 | Salem, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1973 | Schweizer 2-33A | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | Cleveland Soar | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1971 | Schweizer 2-33 | Livermore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1973 | Schweizer 2-33 | Belgrade, Montana, United States | Big Sky Soarng | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1973 | Schweizer 2-22 | Medina, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |