# Accident 19970125001549A: Scwzer SGS233A, Groveland, FL, January 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1997, 13:02 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Airport: Seminole Lake Glideport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5497° N, 81.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5497&lon=-81.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233HH) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970125001549A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES ON FINAL. ENTERED UNCOMMANDED LEFT BANK. CAUSED 120 DEGREE HEADING CHANGE. BLAMED CLOD FRONT.

## 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 MIA97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA074), Jan 25, 1997: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N233HH), Clermont, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision by electing to be towed aloft with a cold front nearby, which resulted in an in-flight encounter with wind gusts from the nearby cold front and subsequent…

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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