# NTSB Accident LAX00LA009
> **Schweizer SGS-2-33A** · 1999-10-14 · WAIALUA, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA009
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19984
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-10-14
- **Location:** WAIALUA, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.570562, -158.11943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS-2-33A
- **Registration:** N17914
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's delay in recognizing the onset of a wind direction change resulting in the downward flow of wind on the leeward side of the mountain (strong sink rate).

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