# Accident 19880605018409A: Scwzer SGS233, Erwinna, PA, June 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1988, 13:30 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4901° N, 75.0807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4901&lon=-75.0807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1240S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1240S-1989-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,123 total, 492 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605018409A

## Narrative

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

USED SPOILERS ON FINAL IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. SETTLED FAST,HIT HARD, CAUGHT A WING. LEFT RUNWAY DOWNHILL INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC88LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA159), Jun 5, 1988: Schweizer SGS-2-33 (N1240S), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: ACCIDENT WAS A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING WHICH FOLLOWED A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE IMPROPER USE OF SPOILER CONTROL BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT…

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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