Schweizer 2-32 accident near Dillingham Fld, Hawaii, April 2, 1986
On April 2, 1986 at about 11:30 pm local time, a Schweizer 2-32 (glider), registered N1189S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Dillingham Fld, Hawaii. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 2, 1986 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Dillingham Fld, Hawaii · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-32
- Registration
- N1189S · registry record · serial 62
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE AS THE PLT MANEUVERED DOWN A VALLEY TO RECOVER SOME AIRSPEED THAT HAD BEEN LOST ALONG A RIDGELINE. THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER WERE DAMAGED ALONG THE TOP 18 INCHES BUT THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, flight engineer
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 1,293 hours in all; 364 in this make and model; 350 in the last 90 days; 117 in the last 30 days; 1,136 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 13, 1986; 58 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,430 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: (type not recorded); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HDH Mokuteia HI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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