# Accident 19931027041019A: Scwzer SGS233A, Mokuleia, HI, October 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5694° N, 158.1192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5694&lon=-158.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7779S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7779S-2012-09-06) (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: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931027041019A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK TREE WHILE SOARING NEAR A RIDGE. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. REMAINED AIRBORNE. RETURNED TO HDH.

## 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 LAX94LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA027), Oct 28, 1993: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7779S), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudgement of descent rate and terrain clearance while manuevering along a ridgeline. Factors in the accident were the downdrafts and the mountainous/hilly nature of the terrain.

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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