# Incident 19940118002289I: Scwzer SGS232, Lake Tahoe, NV, January 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1994, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lake Tahoe, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N697U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697U) (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: 2,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118002289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: GLIDER WAS ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT FROM MINDEN AIRPORT (NV). LOCAL FLIGHT SCHEDULES FOR 35 TO 40 MIN. AFTER CROSSING TOP OF KINGSBURY GRADE, AIR CURRENTS CHANGED AND LOSS OF LIFT OCCURRED. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN GOLF COURSE RATHER THAN TAKE CHANCE OF CROSSING RIDGE BACK TO MINDEN. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO GLIDER WING. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N697U (1)

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

- [Accident 19760619016651A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760619016651A), Jun 19, 1976: Scwzer SGS232 (N697U), Adelanto, CA, Substantial damage. Single wheel. Poor grnd coordination. Hit Bellanca N8641V,minor dmg.

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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