# Accident 20050406005649A: Scwzer SGS232, Mokuleia, HI, April 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5764° N, 158.2250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5764&lon=-158.2250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N693U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N693U-2005-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 6 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050406005649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CIRCLING A SMALL VALLEY SHOWING HIS PASSENGERS A WATERFALL. ON THE UPWIND SIDE OF THE VALLEY, HE EXPERIENCED A DOWN DRAFT AND WAS UNABLE TO ROCOVER LOST ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT ABOUT 800 FT MSL ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREES WHICH SEVERED THE OUTBOARD WING. AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL TREES, THE NOSE HIT THE GROUND, SLID LATERALLY AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE TAIL SECTION BREAKING OFF AND LAYING BACKWARDS ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST 90 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT PATH. PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. 2 PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX05LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA131), Apr 6, 2005: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N693U), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering during a scenic flight, which led to an inadvertent stall/spin and secondary stall/spin encounter. Contributing factors were the…

## Other reports on N693U (1)

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

- [Incident 19910414016009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414016009I), Apr 14, 1991: Scwzer SGS232 (N693U), Hanapepe, HI, Minor damage. Tow plane did not develop enough RPM on takeoff. Decoupled glider. Carburator heat caused low power.

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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