# NTSB DEN76DQD32: Schweizer SGS232, N17871, Las Cruces, NM, June 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1975
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DQD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1618  75/6/28  NR.LAS CRUCES,NM      SCHWEIZER SGS232    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 2819
        TIME - 1245                    N17871              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNLAND,NM                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL HIT WASH OBSCURED BY GRASS. LND DUE LACK OF THERMALS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17871](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17871-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 81, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS232
- 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

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750628016349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750628016349A), Jun 28, 1975: Scwzer SGS232, Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Single wheel hit wash obscured by grass. Lnd due lack of thermals.

## Other investigations on N17871 (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 LAX87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA109), Feb 7, 1987: Schweizer 2-32 (N17871), Vacaville, CA, 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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