# Accident 19880327007419A: Scwzer SGS233A, Warner Springs, CA, March 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1988, 10:00 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Airport: Warner Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2845° N, 116.6697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARNER SPRINGS (CL35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2845&lon=-116.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2655H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2655H) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327007419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED SAILPLANE PERFORMANCE. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY. STRUCK SHED.

## 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 LAX88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA145), Mar 27, 1988: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2655H), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2655H (1)

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

- [Incident 19780624034449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624034449I), Jun 24, 1978: Scwzer SGS233 (N2655H), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Glider pilot attempted 180 turn back to the airport after the tow rope broke. Landed short and not yet level.

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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