# NTSB OAK72FJA06: Schweizer SGS233, N5703S, Haleiwa, HI, October 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1971
- Place: Haleiwa, HI · HALEIWA, HI
- Location: 21.6024° N, 158.0956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Haleiwa, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.6024&lon=-158.0956&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FJA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FJA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4465  71/10/23   HALEIWA,HAWAII      SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26,
        TIME - 1300                    N5703S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  170 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALEIWA,HAWAII              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLEW WIDE PATTERN,L QUARTERING 20K HEADWIND,LNDD ON RD HIT CAR.PLT NOT CKD OUT IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5703S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5703S), registered now, S/N 51, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (registry code 8051604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dillingham

## Other investigations on N5703S (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 OAK71FJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA04), Sep 11, 1970: Schweizer 2-33 (N5703S), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage

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.

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