# NTSB DEN66D0316: Schweizer 2-32, N2767Z, Laguna, NM, May 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1966
- Place: Laguna, NM · LAGUNA, NM
- Location: 35.0474° N, 107.4017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laguna, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0474&lon=-107.4017&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0316

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1045  66/5/21  NR.LAGUNA N MEX       SCHWEIZER 2-32      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2000
        TIME - 1600                    N2767Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          225                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT-LANDED ON ROAD-DISTRACTED BY SHEEP-SAW ROAD MARKER POST TOO LATE TO AVOID IT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2767Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2767Z-2013-07-30), registration cancelled 2013-07-30, S/N 11, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-32
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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