# Accident 19850519022879A: Scwzer SGS233, Chester, SC, May 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6998° N, 81.2095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6998&lon=-81.2095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5724S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5724S-2012-09-25) (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 SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 341 total, 117 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519022879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. ATTEMPTING RETURN TO RUNWAY AFTER SIMULATED ROPE BREAK.

## 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 ATL85LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA166), May 19, 1985: Schweizer SGS-233 (N5724S), Chester, SC, 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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