# Accident 19890628018429A: Scwzer SGS233A, Haleiwa, HI, June 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Haleiwa, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5890° N, 158.0998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5890&lon=-158.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2059T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2059T-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628018429A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE DOWNDRAFT 300 FEET ABOVE A RIDGE. UNABLE TO RECOVER SETTLED 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 LAX89LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA188), Jun 29, 1989: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2059T), Haleiwa, Oahu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR OBSTACLES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DOWNDRAFTS ALONG THE RIDGE…

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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