# Accident 19860430015309A: Scwzer SGS232, Vacaville, CA, April 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4106° N, 122.0103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4106&lon=-122.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2750Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2750Z-2012-09-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,230 total, 144 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430015309A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER HIT TREES DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. PILOT REPORTED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 LAX86LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA202), Apr 30, 1986: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N2750Z), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2750Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19750516016832A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750516016832A), May 16, 1975: Scwzer SGS232 (N2750Z), Colorado Spgs, CO, Substantial damage. F-4 crew advsd of possible traffic. Both acft lnd ok.

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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