# N242DB: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 31, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242DB

## Aircraft that carried N242DB

- [Cancelled 2020-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242DB-2020-10-31): Schweizer SGS 2-32, S/N 42, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sky Sailing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20SAILING%20INC), [Warner Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Warner%20Springs)

## NTSB investigations on N242DB (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA007), Oct 11, 1997: Schweizer 2-32 (N242DB), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions after inadvertently encountering mountain wave and associated downdraft conditions. The obscuration and high/mountainous…
- [NTSB LAX87LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA224), May 30, 1987: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N242DB), Fremont, CA, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N242DB (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19971010031179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971010031179A), Oct 10, 1997: Scwzer SGS232 (N242DB), Warner Springs, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Glider sightseeing flight strong thermals lifted to 14000FT on top. Tried descend in clouds. Struck mountainside.
- [Accident 19870530025321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530025321A), May 30, 1987: Scuzer SGS232PN (N242DB), Fremont, CA, Minor damage. Glider struck stabilizer of 88314 on final. The pilot failed to see and avoid the other aircraft.

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