# Accident 19960619035989A: Scwzer SGS233AK, Mattoon Charles, IL, June 19, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1996, 13:50 local time
- Place: Mattoon Charles, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4707° N, 88.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4707&lon=-88.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65809, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (registry code 8050210, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33ak) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233AK
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 550 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96TA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96TA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960619035989A

## Narrative

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

WING HIT A SIGN DURING AERIAL TOW AFTER VEERING TO EDGE RUNWAY. TOWPLANE RELEASED GLIDER. ABORTED TOW SAFELY. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE DURING TAKEOFF AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN. THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI96TA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96TA260), Jun 19, 1996: Schweizer SGS 2-33AK (N65809), Mattoon, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the glider. Factors were the runway sign and the failure of the pilot to maintain a visual lookout.

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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