# Accident 19860917045409A: Scwzer SGS233, Chardon, OH, September 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Chardon, OH
- Airport: Chadron
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5703° N, 81.2005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5703&lon=-81.2005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5722S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5722S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917045409A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER STRUCK TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT REPORTED INSUFFICIENT INSTRUCTION.

## 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 ATL86LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA258), Sep 17, 1986: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N5722S), Chardon, OH, 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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