# Accident 19871025062299A: Scwzer SGS233A, Union, IL, October 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Airport: Sky Soaring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2292° N, 88.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2292&lon=-88.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1219S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1219S-2009-10-26) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871025062299A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. CAUGHT A WING ON THE GROUND CAUSING GLIDER TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 CHI88LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA016), Oct 25, 1987: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N1219S), Union, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1219S (1)

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

- [Accident 19960623023469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623023469A), Jun 23, 1996: Scwzer SGS233A (N1219S), Union, IL, Destroyed. Too low on final to clear trees. Tried for cornfield. Lost lift. Impacted. Ground looped. (-23) pilot was towed to glide with his son as passenger-attempted…

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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