# Accident 20211009017819A: Schweizer SGS 2-32, San Juan Bautis, CA, October 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2021, 16:28 local time
- Place: San Juan Bautis, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8580° N, 121.4984° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8580&lon=-121.4984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87R-2023-02-04) (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: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-32
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009017819A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA007), Oct 9, 2021: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N87R), San Juan Baptista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which necessitated a forced landing.

## Other reports on N87R (1)

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

- [Accident 20080125011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080125011299A), Jan 25, 2008: Scwzer SGS232 (N87R), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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