# Accident 19820829042359A: Scwzer SGS233, Aspen, CO, August 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1982, 19:10 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Sardy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1905° N, 106.8201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1905&lon=-106.8201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5742S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5742S-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 117 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042359A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE WHEN GLIDE HIT ROUGH AIR ON INITIAL TOW. STRUCK BUSHES LANDING ON A RAILROAD BED. TOW ROPE OLD.

## 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 DEN82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA177), Aug 29, 1982: Schweizer 84 (N5742S), Aspen, CO, 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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