# NTSB NYC77FHJ21: Schweizer 2-32, N9857E, Brookhaven, NY, May 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1977
- Place: Brookhaven, NY · BROOKHAVEN, NY
- Location: 40.7767° N, 72.9078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookhaven, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7767&lon=-72.9078&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9857E), registered now, S/N 24, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-32
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (registry code 8050206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770521013809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521013809A), May 21, 1977: Scwzer SGS232, Brookhaven, NY, Substantial damage. Intentional spin.

## Other investigations on N9857E (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 ERA13FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA215), Apr 27, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N9857E), Shirley, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely impairment due to an over-the-counter sedating…

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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