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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N242DB

N242DB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-32 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 31, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Schweizer SGS 2-32 cancelled October 31, 2020

Serial number
42
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1966
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 16, 2004
Last FAA action
February 18, 2017
Last owner
Sky Sailing INC (Corporation)
Warner Springs, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Glider

NTSB accident and incident record under N242DB

LAX98FA007Accident on October 11, 1997 at Warner Springs, CA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer 2-32 · serial 42

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.

LAX87LA224Accident on May 30, 1987 at Fremont, CA: no injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schweizer SGS 2-32 · serial 42

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site