Schweizer SGS232 N28DD
17 March 1972 · Fairfield, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1972 at about 16:45 local time, a Schweizer SGS232 registered N28DD, operated by Fremont Glidin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairfield, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairfield, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vacaville Arpt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS232
- Registration
- N28DD
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Fremont Glidin
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1596
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SKID, WHEEL EQPD.WND SHIFTED, DECREASED, UN RET.TO ARPT. PLT WAS LATE IN DETECTING WIND CHANGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS232 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1973 | Schweizer SGS232 | Waialua, Hawaii, United States | Honolulu Soari | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 1971 | Schweizer SGS232 | Colo.springs, Colorado, United States | Colorado Soari | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Feb 1973 | Schweizer SGS232 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | Arizona Soarin | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1971 | Schweizer SGS232 | Sentinel, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1970 | Schweizer SGS232 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Chicago Glider | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1974 | Schweizer SGS232 | Truckee, California, United States | Bay Area Soari | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |