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Schwiezer SGS233 N65829

13 May 1977 · Boulder, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 May 1977 at about 13:00 local time, a Schwiezer SGS233 registered N65829, operated by Western Flight, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Boulder, Colorado, 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 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Boulder Municipal
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schwiezer SGS233
Registration
N65829
Category
Glider
Operator
Western Flight
Operating rule
Flying School
Purpose of flight
Training
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1158

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 FLEW OVER FIELD AT LOW ALTITUDE THEN TRIED T0 EXECUTE A 270DEG TURN TO LAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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