# Incident 19790114002019I: Scwzer SGS233A, Mokuleia, HI, January 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1979, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5794° N, 158.1718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mokuleia, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5794&lon=-158.1718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17902, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17902) (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: 488 total, 468 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114002019I

## Narrative

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

GLIDER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT LANDED SHORT.

## Other reports on N17902 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990627007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627007829A), Jun 27, 1999: Scwzer SGS233A (N17902), Mokuleia, HI, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot stated the winds were blustery at 15 to 20 knots. He turned to final approach at 350 feet with full spoilers. At 200 feet he reduced spoilers to…

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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