- Date
- April 30, 1986, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vacaville, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2750ZSchweizer SGS 2-32
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860430015309A
- Case key
- 25145
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2750Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-32
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 02
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- George R. Mayes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 31, 1985 · 80 hours before
- Departed
- CA58 · Vacaville, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,230 total · 144 in this make and model · 2,942 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SUU, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2750Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.