# NTSB investigations: Schweizer SGS 2-32: In flight encounter with weather

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX98FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98FA007.md): Schweizer 2-32 · Warner Springs, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1997 · N242DB · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions after inadvertently encountering mountain wave and associated downdraft conditions. The obscuration and high/mountainous terrain were related factors.
- [NTSB LAX93LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA031.md): Schweizer SGS 2-32 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1992 · N5761S · Substantial damage
  > The flight's encounter with unforecasted unfavorable winds (loss of thermal lift) and downdrafts while on final approach to the runway.
- [NTSB LAX87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA109.md): Schweizer 2-32 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 1987 · N17871 · Substantial damage
  > During a local sightseeing flight, the pilot was flying south approximately 300-500 ft above the ridge looking for lift. The pilot could not find sufficient lift in the area east of the ridge so he flew to the west side where the glider encountered a strong…
- [NTSB LAX86LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA202.md): Schweizer SGS 2-32 · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1986 · N2750Z · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, the acft encountered a downdraft after being released from the tow plane. The plt selected a field in which to land, however, the glider contacted a tree while maneuvering to the field.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8050206')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8050206&occurrence=240

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