Schweizer 2-33A accident near Eustis, Florida, January 8, 1984
On January 8, 1984 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Schweizer 2-33A (glider), registered N2521H, was destroyed in an accident near Eustis, Florida (Eustis airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 8, 1984 · about 8:30 pm local time
- Place
- Eustis, Florida · Eustis · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured and 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Registration
- N2521H · registry record · serial 42A
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LOW DOWNWIND TURN TO FINAL FROM APPROXIMATELY 300 FT AGL AND THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A ROLL EFFECT OVER SOME PINE TREES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RWY. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND PULLED THE NOSE INTO THE GROUND. INJURY WAS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER USE OF SEAT BELT/SHOULDER HARNESS RETRAINTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: glider; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 6,000 hours in all; 40 in this make and model; 112 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days; 5,720 as pilot in command; 4,960 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, January 31, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 1,040 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: None NONE (type not recorded); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,000 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 090° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:53 pm from ORL, 47 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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