# Accident 19850519018169A: Scwzer SGS233A, Wenatchee, WA, May 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3690° N, 120.3502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3690&lon=-120.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65907, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65907-2018-03-06) (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: 270 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519018169A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT. TURNING FINAL FOR OFF AIRPORT LANDING WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 SEA85LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA118), May 20, 1985: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N65907), Wenatchee, WA, 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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