NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC83LA154
Registry · N65859
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A
Year of manufacture
1974 · 9 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19740711
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8AD9B
Registrant of record
HOBBS SOARING SOCIETY INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING. THE GLIDER HAD EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT SHORTLY AFTER A RELEASE FROM TOW AT 2500 FT AGL. HEAVY SINK AND ALT LOSS WAS ENCOUNTERED AND CONTINUED. THE PILOT STARTED A LONG STRAIGHT IN FINAL APPROACH TO LAND BUT IT WAS STARTED A LITTLE LATE AND THE GLIDER HAD INSUFFICIENT ALT LEFT TO CLEAR A FENCE AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY. THE GLIDER WINGS STRUCK THE FENCE POSTS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_NYC83LA154.txt.
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