# Accident 19770312006159A: Scwzer SGS233A, San Diego, CA, March 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1977
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Torrey Pines
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Location: 32.8897° N, 117.2469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TORREY PINES (CA84), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8897&lon=-117.2469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5797S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797S-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 46 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312006159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PREMATURE RELEASE DRG TKOF TO SIMULATE WINCH CABLE BREAK.HIT SIGN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77DUM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUM21), Mar 12, 1977: Schweizer SGS233 (N5797S), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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