# NTSB LAX69D0257: Schweizer 2-32, N5826V, Adelanto, CA, February 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1969
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&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 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0762  69/2/13    ADELANTO,CALIF      SCHWEIZER 2-32      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 4000
        TIME - 1430                    N5826V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT N67812 DAMAGE NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5826V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5826V), registered now, S/N 3, built 1964 (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
- Airport: El Mirage

## Other investigations on N5826V (3)

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 WPR09CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA272), May 30, 2009: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N5826V), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering in flight.
- [NTSB DEN81FTE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE07), Nov 30, 1980: Schweizer SG5-2 (N5826V), Boulder, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75DQA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA13), Sep 1, 1974: Schweizer SGS232 (N5826V), Albuquerque, NM, 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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