# Accident 19870530025321A: Scuzer SGS232PN, Fremont, CA, May 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1987, 14:25 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Airport: Sky Sailing
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4996° N, 121.9605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4996&lon=-121.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N242DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242DB-2020-10-31) (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: SCUZER SGS232PN
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,666 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530025321A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER STRUCK STABILIZER OF 88314 ON FINAL. THE PILOT FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N88314, Bbavia 7KCAB: [Accident 19870530025322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530025322A)

## 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 LAX87LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA224), May 30, 1987: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N242DB), Fremont, CA, minor damage

## Other reports on N242DB (1)

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

- [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.

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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