Schweizer 2-33A N2448W
11 November 1973 · Middlefield, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 November 1973 at about 16:30 local time, a Schweizer 2-33A registered N2448W, operated by Cleveland Soar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Middlefield, Ohio, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middlefield, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Geauga County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Registration
- N2448W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Cleveland Soar
- Operating rule
- Flying Club (Military)
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3459
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
SPOILER HANG UP WHEN OPERATED IMPROPERLY.STRUCK TREES APRX 600FT SHORT OF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Schweizer 2-33A | Elsinore, California, United States | Skylark Glider | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1973 | Schweizer 2-33 | Piedra, California, United States | Wonder Valley | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1972 | Schweizer 2-22 | Hemet, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1974 | Schweizer 2-33A | Greenfield, Iowa, United States | Central Iowa S | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |