# Accident 19890819030489A: Scwzer SGS232, Plymouth, CT, August 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1989, 09:40 local time
- Place: Plymouth, CT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6720° N, 73.0529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6720&lon=-73.0529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414LF-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030489A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK ON FINAL. COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORT OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC89LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA197), Aug 19, 1989: Schweizer SGS-2-32 (N414LF), Plymouth, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDETN WAS: THE DOWNDRAFT.

## Other reports on N414LF (1)

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

- [Accident 20050831026379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050831026379A), Aug 31, 2005: Scwzer SGS232 (N414LF), Mokuleia, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that after conducting an initial clearing turn, a stall was conducted with a normal recovery. After a discussion of airspeeds with the…

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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