Schweizer SGS232 N2466W
5 June 1968 · Fremont, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1968 at about 17:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N2466W, operated by Bay Area Soari, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fremont, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fremont, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N2466W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Bay Area Soari
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1637
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RETURNED TO ARPT WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.ENCOUNTERED STRONG UP CURRENTS CLOSE TO TREES ON MT SIDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 1968 | Schweizer SGS232 | Warren, Vermont, United States | Sugarbush Air | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1968 | Schweizer SGS232 | Boulevard, California, United States | Otay Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1969 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fremont, California, United States | Bay Soaring AS | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1967 | Schweizer SGS232 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Skysurf Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1969 | Schweizer SGS232 | Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States | Carolina Carib | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS232 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |