# Accident 19841004055229A: Scwzer SGS233A, Hood River, OR, October 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1984, 09:44 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6095° N, 121.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6095&lon=-121.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5786S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5786S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (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: 7,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841004055229A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER RELEASING FROM TOW PLANE BECAUSE OF EMERGENCY.

## 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 SEA85LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA002), Oct 4, 1984: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N5786S), Hood River, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5786S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250419003359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250419003359A), Apr 19, 2025: Schweizer ANM0925013 (N5786S), Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. On 04/19/2025 at 11:42 PDT during an instructional flight for practicing take offs and landings in the pattern, the glider was launched behind the tow…

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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