# Accident 19830122002259A: Scwzer SGS233A, North Shore, CA, January 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1983, 09:20 local time
- Place: North Shore, CA
- Airport: Desert Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5498° N, 115.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5498&lon=-115.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65808 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,670 total, 0 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830122002259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG14), Jan 22, 1983: Schweizer 2-33A (N65808), North Shore, 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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