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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer SGS 2-32 · San Juan Bautis, CA · October 9, 2021

Date: October 9, 2021 · 16:28 local
Place: San Juan Bautis, CA
Airport: Hollister Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N87R
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA007
Reported as: Schweizer SGS 2-32
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 3
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,500 total5 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N87RRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Schweizer SGS 2-32S/N 41 · Built 1966 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-32 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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San Juan bautista, CA: N87R, sgs 2-32, crashed approx 7 miles west of Hollister Municipal Airport (cvh) during an off-airport landing on a sightseeing glider tour. Pilot and both passengers transported to hospitals separately w/ substantial but non-life threatening injuries. Damage: substantial.

As the FAA filed it

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA: N87R, SGS 2-32, CRASHED APPROX 7 MILES WEST OF HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CVH) DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ON A SIGHTSEEING GLIDER TOUR. PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITALS SEPARATELY W/ SUBSTANTIAL BUT NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22LA007Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSan Juan Baptista, CAThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which necessitated a forced landing.Oct 9, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N87R · 1

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

Accident 20080125011299AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Hollister, CA(-23) The glider was said to have landed and was rolling out on the centerline of runway 13 at Hollister Municipal Airport (cvh). The winds were being reported at 120-130 degrees at 20 to 25 with gusts to about 30 knots. The pilot was attempting to exit the…Jan 25, 2008 · Substantial damage