Schweizer 2-33 N5733S
24 March 1973 · Piedra, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 March 1973 at about 12:40 local time, a Schweizer 2-33 registered N5733S, operated by Wonder Valley, was involved in an accident during in flight near Piedra, 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 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Piedra, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wonder Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33
- Registration
- N5733S
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Wonder Valley
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0508
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
PLT DID NOT FOLLOW ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURE FOR MOUNTAIN RIDGE FLYING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1973 | Schweizer 2-33A | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | Cleveland Soar | 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 | - |
| 28 May 1973 | Schweizer 2-33A | Elsinore, California, United States | Skylark Glider | Serious 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 | - |