# Accident 19870131001909A: Scwzer SGS233, Tucson, AZ, January 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1987, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: El Tiro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4270° N, 111.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL TIRO (AZ67), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4270&lon=-111.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5727S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5727S) (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: 70 total, 35 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870131001909A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER SPUN IN AFTER EARLY WINCH RELEASE. STUDENT PILOT. CABLE RELEASE AD NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 LAX87LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA104), Jan 31, 1987: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N5727S), Marana, AZ, 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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