# Accident 19900403007749A: Scwzer SGS233A, Morgan, UT, April 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Airport: Morgan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0095° N, 111.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0095&lon=-111.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2048T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2048T-2012-08-24) (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: 216 total, 2 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007749A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE ON GLIDER TOW AT 650 FEET AGL. MADE 180 BUT OVERSHOT DOWNWIND LANDING, HIT TREE OFF AIRPORT.

## 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 DEN90LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA086), Apr 4, 1990: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2048T), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF THE TOW ROPE AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE DESCENT RATE AS HE RETURNED TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR…

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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