# NTSB NYC67D0610: Schweitzer 1-26, N679U, Wurtsboro, NY, April 2, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1967
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY · WURTSBORO, NY
- Location: 41.5761° N, 74.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wurtsboro, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5761&lon=-74.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0610
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0610

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1079   67/4/2    WURTSBORO,NY        SCHWEITZER 1-26     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 15, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1305                    N679U               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WURTSBORO
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N679U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N679U-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N 301, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEITZER 1-26
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (registry code 8050118) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wurtsboro

## Other investigations on N679U (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 NYC73DNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC01), Jul 2, 1972: Schweizer 1-26 (N679U), Dover, NH, 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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