# Accident 19961020041649A: Scwzer SGS233A, Los Alamitos, CA, October 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1996, 13:20 local time
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA
- Airport: Los Alamitos Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7905° N, 118.0601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7905&lon=-118.0601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65844-2013-10-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 180 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961020041649A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BECAME LOW AND SLOW ON APPROACH. CFI TOOK OVER LANDED OFF AIRPORT. WING SPAR BENT ON PIPE. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 LAX97LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA024), Oct 20, 1996: Schweizer 2-33-A (N65844), Los Alamitos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to properly handle the glider, and the instructor pilot's inadequate supervision.

## Other reports on N65844 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070522009219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070522009219A), May 22, 2007: Scwzer SGS233A (N65844), Los Alamitos, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 05/22/2007, during takeoff sequence of a winch launch at Los Alamitos army airfield taxiway c, safety rope broke at approximately 300-400 ft.…
- [Accident 19910622023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622023839A), Jun 22, 1991: Scwzer SGS233A (N65844), Tehachapi, CA, Minor damage. Glider made a hard landing at airport.

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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