# NTSB OAK72DVD13: Schweizer 2-32, N9858E, Fremont, CA, August 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1971
- Place: Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Location: 37.5483° N, 121.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5483&lon=-121.9886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3218  71/8/28    FREMONT,CALIF       SCHWEIZER 2-32      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 93 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N9858E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- GLIDER STALLED WHILE SLOPE SOARING. INSUF ALT TO RECOVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9858E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9858E-1974-10-22), registration cancelled 1974-10-22, S/N 25 (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: Fremont

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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