19830122002259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS233A · North Shore, CA · January 22, 1983

Date
January 22, 1983 · 09:20 local
Place
North Shore, CA
Airport
Desert Air
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65808
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FUG14
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,670 total0 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tow cable broke on winch tow to 250 feet. Glider pitched up and stalled then dived to runway. Worn micropress splice

As the FAA filed it

TOW CABLE BROKE ON WINCH TOW TO 250 FEET. GLIDER PITCHED UP AND STALLED THEN DIVED TO RUNWAY.WORN MICROPRESS SPLICE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.