# NTSB LAX81DVG45: Schweizer 2-32, N2450W, Calistoga, CA, June 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1981
- Place: Calistoga, CA · CALISTOGA, CA
- Location: 38.5814° N, 122.5827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calistoga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5814&lon=-122.5827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1121  81/6/21    CALISTOGA,CA        SCHWEIZER 2-32      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 1063
        TIME - 1455                    N2450W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 867 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALISTOGA SOARING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALISTOGA,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LOST SIGHT OF OTR GLIDER IN TRAFFIC PAT TIL SHORT FINAL.L WING HIT GND DRG EVASIVE MNVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2450W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2450W-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N 50 (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)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calistoga Soaring

## 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 19810621035179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810621035179A), Jun 21, 1981: Scwzer SGS232, Calistoga, CA, Substantial damage. Glider pilot made evasive manuever on short final approach resulting in hard landing causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N2450W (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 LAX82FVG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG33), Sep 10, 1982: Schweizer 232 (N2450W), Calistoga, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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