# Accident 19770521013809A: Scwzer SGS232, Brookhaven, NY, May 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1977
- Place: Brookhaven, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7767° N, 72.9078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookhaven, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7767&lon=-72.9078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9857E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9857E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 24 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521013809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC77FHJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ21), May 21, 1977: Schweizer 2-32 (N9857E), Brookhaven, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9857E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130427008849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427008849A), Apr 27, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N9857E), Mastic, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The glider was towed by a Piper pawnee to 2000 feet AGL and released. Witnesses reported that on final approach to runway 33 at Brookhaven Airport(hwv), the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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