# NTSB NYC66D0130: Scheibe L-SPAT, N8752R, Heath, MA, July 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1965
- Place: Heath, MA · HEATH, MA
- Location: 42.6734° N, 72.8218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heath, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6734&lon=-72.8218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2046  65/7/30    HEATH MASS          SCHEIBE L-SPAT      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 406
        TIME - 1225                    N8752R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- GLIDER FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8752R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8752R-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 759, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEIBE L-SPAT
- Registry model: [Scheibe L SPATZ-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-l-spatz-55) (registry code 3801361) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8752R (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 ATL83LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA123), Feb 21, 1983: Scheibe Flugzeugbau L SPATZ-55 (N8752R), Woodbine, MD, substantial damage

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.

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