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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · Issaquah, WA · March 28, 1987

Date
March 28, 1987 · 17:15 local
Place
Issaquah, WA
Airport
Seattle Skyport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N33924
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA071
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
481 total312 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The glider encountered a downdraft crossing a ridge. The glider struck a fence during the off airport landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT CROSSING A RIDGE. THE GLIDER STRUCK A FENCE DURING THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.