# Accident 19860813079349A: Scwzer SGU222EK, Easton, WA, August 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Easton, WA
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3497° N, 121.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3497&lon=-121.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2723Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2723Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22EK (registry code 8050614, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22ek) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222EK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860813079349A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER WAS FORCED INTO AN EARLY RELEASE AT LOW ALTITUDE ON TAKEOFF AND STRUCK TREES. TOW PLANE HAD LOST POWER.

## 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 SEA86LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA199), Aug 14, 1986: Schweizer 2-22EK (N2723Z), Easton, 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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