# Accident 19920705025989A: Scwzer SGS233A, Kendallville, IN, July 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kendallville, IN
- Airport: Kendallville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4405° N, 85.2502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4405&lon=-85.2502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36133, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36133) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,389 total, 50 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705025989A

## Narrative

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

TOW ROPE BROKE AT 300 FT ON AUTO TOW. TRIED 180 TURN TO LAND OPPOSITE DIRECTION BUT WING IMPACTED GROUND IN TURN.

## 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 CHI92LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA208), Jul 5, 1992: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N36133), Kendallville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, AND THE FAILED TOW ROPE.

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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