# Accident 19971010031179A: Scwzer SGS232, Warner Springs, CA, October 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2806° N, 116.5996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2806&lon=-116.5996&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: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,636 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971010031179A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT STRONG THERMALS LIFTED TO 14000FT ON TOP. TRIED DESCEND IN CLOUDS. STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX98FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA007), Oct 11, 1997: Schweizer 2-32 (N242DB), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions after inadvertently encountering mountain wave and associated downdraft conditions. The obscuration and high/mountainous…

## Other reports on N242DB (1)

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

- [Accident 19870530025321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530025321A), May 30, 1987: Scuzer SGS232PN (N242DB), Fremont, CA, Minor damage. Glider struck stabilizer of 88314 on final. The pilot failed to see and avoid the other aircraft.

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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