# NTSB OAK75AP032: Schweizer SGS232, N1243S, Fremont, CA, January 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1975
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP032

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0098  75/1/18    FREMONT,CA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 488
        TIME - 1623                    N16538              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 173 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN JOSE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  90                          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  10
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PA-28 CRASHED IN SCHOOL YARD. GLIDER UNDER TOW BY PA-18 AT IMPACT.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0098  75/1/18    FREMONT,CA          SCHWEIZER SGS232    CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1623                    N1243S              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 62, 26517 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            HOURS, 591 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  90
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1243S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1243S-1975-08-28), registration cancelled 1975-08-28, S/N 73, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS232
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N16538](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16538-1975-03-27), registration cancelled 1975-03-27, S/N 28-7305278 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750118002342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750118002342A), Jan 18, 1975: Scwzer SGS232, Fremont, CA, Destroyed
- [Accident 19750118002341A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750118002341A), Jan 18, 1975: Piper PA28180, Fremont, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. PA-28 crashed in school yard. Glider under tow by PA-18 at impact.

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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