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N242DB1966 Schweizer SGS 2-32

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 31, 2020.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Oct 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Warner Springs, CA
owner city / state
Engine
NONE
None
Owners
1
since 2004
NTSB events
2
substantial, 1997
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Sky Sailing INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Warner Springs, CA
Certificate issued
Jun 16, 2004
Canceled
Oct 31, 2020
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider
Airworthiness date
Sep 27, 1966

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Schweizer
Model
SGS 2-32
Year
1966
Serial number
42
Aircraft type
Glider
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
3
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A237BA

Engine

Make and model
None None
Type
None

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2004 – 2020Sky Sailing INCWarner Springs, CA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 11, 1997 · Warner Springs, CA

the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions after inadvertently encountering mountain wave and associated downdraft conditions. The obscuration and high/mountainous terrain were related factors.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Fatal
Report
LAX98FA007

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX98FA007)

Accident · minor damage

May 30, 1987 · Fremont, CA

WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO LND ON RWY 28, A GLIDER (SCHWEIZER SGS 2-32, N242DB) & A TOW PLANE (BELLANCA 7KCAB, N88314) COLLIDED IN FLT AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 200' AGL. THE TOW PLANE WAS RETURNING FM A LCL TOW MISSION & THE GLIDER WAS RETURNINGFM A LCL SIGHTSEEING FLT. AFTER COLLIDING, THE 2 ACFT LNDD SAFELY. NORMAL PROCEDURES AT THE ARPT WERE FOR TOW PLANES TO FLY A LARGE PATTERN WITH A LONG FINAL APCH…

Damage
Minor
Injuries
None
Report
LAX87LA224

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX87LA224)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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