# N242DB: 1966 Schweizer SGS 2-32, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS G1EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G1EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1966
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2004
- Last registry action: February 18, 2017
- Mode S code: A237BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Sky Sailing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20SAILING%20INC)
- Location: [Warner Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Warner%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3244° N, 116.6270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92086, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242DB-2020-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schweizer SGS 2-32: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32.md

## NTSB investigations (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 (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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