# NTSB NYC72DHM57: Schweizer SGS233, N1237S, Wurtsboro, NY, June 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1972
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167452
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DHM57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHM57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2187  72/6/12    WURTSBORO,NY        SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 3800
        TIME - 1700                    N1237S              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WURTSBORO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WURTSBORO,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- MISUSED SPOILERS. 30 MIN SOLO TIME IN TYPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1237S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1237S-2022-11-10), registration cancelled 2022-11-10, S/N 219, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS233
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wurtsboro

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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