# Accident 19860531020139A: Scwzer SGS233A, Ames, IA, May 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1986
- Place: Ames, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0257° N, 93.6225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ames, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0257&lon=-93.6225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5781S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5781S-2018-02-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531020139A

## Narrative

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

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## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5781S (1)

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

- [Accident 19740602014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740602014659A), Jun 2, 1974: Scwzer SGS233A (N5781S), Greenfield, IA, Substantial damage. Lvld off higher than nml wing tip and wheel struck gnd simultaneously.

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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