# Accident 19740818026129A: Scwzer SGS232, Truckee, CA, August 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1974
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2466W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2466W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 7 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75FXQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818026129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE SKID AND SINGLE MAIN WHEEL. HIT CLIFF EDGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 OAK75FXQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FXQ14), Aug 18, 1974: Schweizer SGS232 (N2466W), Truckee, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2466W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020228003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228003869A), Feb 28, 2002: Scwzer SGS232 (N2466W), Peoria, AZ, No damage. (-23) During the landing phase of flight (just after touchdown), the right outer wing hit a cyclist riding on runway 23L. The cyclist was positioned with his…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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