# Accident 19870207002199A: Scwzer SGS232, Vacaville, CA, February 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4097° N, 122.0106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4097&lon=-122.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17871, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17871-2018-05-30) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 21 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870207002199A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO FIND SUFFICIENT LIFT AND ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING IN A GRAPE VINEYARD.

## 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 LAX87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA109), Feb 7, 1987: Schweizer 2-32 (N17871), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N17871 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750628016349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750628016349A), Jun 28, 1975: Scwzer SGS232 (N17871), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Single wheel hit wash obscured by grass. Lnd due lack of thermals.

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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