# Accident 19831218064099A: Scwzer SGS233A, Dillingham Airf, HI, December 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1983, 12:55 local time
- Place: Dillingham Airf, HI
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.4891° N, 158.0492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.4891&lon=-158.0492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17SH-2001-12-05) (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 SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 3 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831218064099A

## Narrative

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

ECESSIVE SINK RATE, COULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY, LANDED IN FIELD. LEFT WING CONTACTED GROUND, GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 LAX84LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA135), Dec 18, 1983: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N17SH), Mokuleia, HI, 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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