# Accident 19921001046329A: Scwzer SGS233A, Heber, UT, October 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4301° N, 111.1893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4301&lon=-111.1893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2763H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2763H-2015-03-06) (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: 185 total, 87 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001046329A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED MAKE TOW TAKEOFF RUN WITHOUT WING RUNNER. LEFT WING DOWN STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN. RELEASED TOWLINE.

## 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 SEA93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA005), Oct 1, 1992: Schweizer SSG 2-33A (N2763H), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PROPER ALIGNMENT WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SIGN LOCATED BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

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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