# Accident 19801004074069A: Scwzer SGS233A, Robert, LA, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Robert, LA
- Airport: Oakhill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5063° N, 90.3409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robert, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5063&lon=-90.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5732S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 289 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004074069A

## Narrative

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

DURING AUTO TOW TAKEOFF, ROPE BROKE & GLIDER HIT POST WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW81DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD05), Oct 4, 1980: Schweizer 2-33A (N5732S), Robert, LA, 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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