- Date
- November 9, 1986, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Perris, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N50CSSchweizer SGS 2-33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861109063749A
- Case key
- 25481
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Analysis
A Schweizer sgs 2-33 glider collided with a drainage ditch after a forced landing two miles short of the airport. The glider lost lift and was unable to return to the airport due to power lines in the flight path. The pilot made a 180 degree turn and landed off the airport in a field. On the landing roll the aircraft was substantially damaged when it struck a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50CS
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 22
- Airframe hours
- 3,090
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Orange County Soaring Assoc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1986
- Departed
- L65 · Perris, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,012 total · 1,012 in this make and model · 2,012 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.