# Accident 19780710020149A: Sphrth SH1STDAUST, Sterling, MA, July 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4376° N, 71.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4376&lon=-71.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N557D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557D-1979-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS HS7 (registry code 38019VJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-mini-nimbus-hs7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH SH1STDAUST
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 51 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710020149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLT.PILOTS NOT REMEMBER OCCURRENCE.

## 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 NYC78FNE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE26), Jul 10, 1978: Schemp HS7 (N557D), Sterling, MA, substantial damage

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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