- Date
- May 21, 1977
- Place
- Brookhaven, NY · BROOKHAVEN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9857ESchweizer 2-32
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770521013809A
- Case key
- 158718
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1242 77/5/21 BROOKHAVEN,NY SCHWEIZER 2-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 428 TIME - 1430 N9857E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKHAVEN,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- INTENTIONAL SPIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9857E
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-32
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9857E · 1
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