# Accident 19780701020099A: Scwzer SGS126E, Brookhaven, NY, July 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Brookhaven, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7555, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7555-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 19 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701020099A

## Narrative

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

IN AREA OF LITTLE LIFT TILL 1000 FT,UN REACH THE ARPT.

## 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 NYC78FHJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ18), Jul 1, 1978: Schweizer 2-33 (N7555), Brookhaven, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7555 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730724022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724022809A), Jul 24, 1973: Scwzer SGS233A (N7555), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Wind shifted pilot did not release tow rope. Swerved into parked Piper PA-18 N4410Z.acft wheel eqpd

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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