Event NYC84LA195

1984-06-02 SARATOGA, New York, United States Airport · 5B2 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5708S

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33

Year of manufacture

1967 · 17 years old at event

Engine

NONE NONE

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A751EA

Registrant of record

MERLIN SOARING ASSOCIATION INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5708S Schweizer 2-33 None

Factual narrative

GLIDER WAS ON FINAL APPROACH IN SEVERE TURBLENCE. ACFT DRIFTED ON FINAL APCH AND PLT USED FULL CONTROL DEFLECTION WITH NO EFFECT. A COLLISION WITH TREES RESULTED. THE PLT SAID THAT THE WIND BEFORE TAKEOFF WAS GREATER THEN 30 KTS FROM 360 DEGREES. THE APCH WAS BEING MADE TO RWY 05. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA195.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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