# Accident 19790614014349A: Scwzer SGS126E, Shirley, NY, June 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N2712H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2712H-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790614014349A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK REIL LIGHT ON FINAL,LANDED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC79FHJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ18), Jun 14, 1979: Schweizer SG1-26 (N2712H), Shirley, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2712H (1)

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

- [Accident 19840805038449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805038449A), Aug 5, 1984: Scwzer SGS126E (N2712H), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. With no lift available pilot elected to land out. Wingtip struck tree branch and glider spun to ground.

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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