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LAX85LA233

1985-04-30 · HEMET, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HMT

Current FAA registration · N36156

Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-36
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19801203
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A41329

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER A COCKPIT CHECK-OUT IN THE SCHWEIZER SGC 1-36. THE PILOT RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE SPOILERS WERE DEPLOYED AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SPOILER HANDLE IN THIS MODEL OPERATES DIFFERENTLY FROM ANY OTHER GLIDER. HE COMMENTED THAT A GUSTY WIND SHEAR CONDITION EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_LAX85LA233.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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