# Accident 19810621035179A: Scwzer SGS232, Calistoga, CA, June 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1981, 14:55 local time
- Place: Calistoga, CA
- Airport: Calistoga Soaring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2450W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2450W-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,063 total, 867 in this make and model, 177 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621035179A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT MADE EVASIVE MANUEVER ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX81DVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG45), Jun 21, 1981: Schweizer 2-32 (N2450W), Calistoga, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2450W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820910045079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910045079A), Sep 10, 1982: Scwzer SGS232 (N2450W), Calistoga, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Glider crashed for unknown reasons. Pilot had no recall of accident.

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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