Schweizer SGS 2-32 N2750Z
30 April 1986 · Vacaville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 April 1986 at about 21:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-32 registered N2750Z was involved in an accident near Vacaville, California, United States. 3 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vacaville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.4106, -122.0103
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 2-32
- Registration
- N2750Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Vacaville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA202
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE. THE PLT SELECTED A FIELD IN WHICH TO LAND, HOWEVER, THE GLIDER CONTACTED A TREE WHILE MANEUVERING TO THE FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1986 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1986 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Perris, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1986 | Schweizer SGS 2-32 | Fremont, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1986 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1986 | Schweizer SGS-2-32A | Kurtztown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Schweizer SGS-2-33 | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Mark A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Learjet 24 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft K35 | San Diego, California, United States | Dean Holt | Minor injuries | - |