Aviation Crash Map

Schweizer 2-32 N17871

7 February 1987 · Vacaville, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 February 1987 at about 23:30 local time, a Schweizer 2-32 registered N17871, operated by Lagoon Valley Soaring, 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 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Vacaville, California, United States
Coordinates
38.4097, -122.0107
Aircraft
Schweizer 2-32
Registration
N17871
Category
Glider
Operator
Lagoon Valley Soaring
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Vacaville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX87LA109

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

DURING A LOCAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, THE PILOT WAS FLYING SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 300-500 FT ABOVE THE RIDGE LOOKING FOR LIFT. THE PILOT COULD NOT FIND SUFFICIENT LIFT IN THE AREA EAST OF THE RIDGE SO HE FLEW TO THE WEST SIDE WHERE THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWN DRAFT. DUE TO THE LOSS OF ALTITUDE, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD THAT WAS LINED WITH GRAPEVINES. THE FUSELAGE REMAINED CENTERED ON THE ROAD, HOWEVER, THE WINGS COLLIDED WITH THE LINING GRAPEVINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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