Schweizer 2-32 N2774Z
23 August 1980 · Vacaville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1980 at about 16:15 local time, a Schweizer 2-32 registered N2774Z was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Vacaville, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vacaville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vacaville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-32
- Registration
- N2774Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2780
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ENCTRD DWNDFT ON LEE SIDE OF RIDGE WHILE RIDGE SOARING, UN TO GLIDE TO ARPT.SINGLE WHL EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Robert, Louisiana, United States | Louisiana Sour | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Williamson, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Marion, Ohio, United States | Central Ohio S | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Schweizer 2-33A | Frankfort, Michigan, United States | Northwest Soar | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1981 | Schweizer 2-32 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1979 | Schweizer 2-33A | Ithaca, New York, United States | Ithaca Soaring | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |