# Accident 19880603018109A: Scwzer SGS233A, Vacaville, CA, June 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1988, 16:38 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Vacaville Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4101° N, 122.0108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4101&lon=-122.0108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7768S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768S-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 39 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880603018109A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED GLIDER HEIGHT AGL AND GLIDER PERFORMANCE. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 LAX88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA209), Jun 3, 1988: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7768S), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7768S (2)

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

- [Accident 19950510017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950510017479A), May 10, 1995: Scwzer SGS233A (N7768S), Mokuleia, HI, Destroyed. Unable thermals. Unexpected downdraft in pattern. Impacted steep rocky terrain near airport.
- [Incident 19930824039499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824039499I), Aug 24, 1993: Scwzer SGS233A (N7768S), Mokuleia, HI. Student lost control on takeoff roll. Practicing tow rope brake procedures. Dragged left wing tip.

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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