# Accident 19831023054989A: Scwzer SGS233, Norman, OK, October 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1983, 13:15 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: Golsby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2507° N, 97.4592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2507&lon=-97.4592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17966 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023054989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED WING TO CONTACT GROUND CAUSING GLIDER TO CARTWHEEL DURING 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 FTW84LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA030), Oct 23, 1983: Schweizer SGS-2-33 (N17966), Norman, OK, 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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