# NTSB NYC77FHM02: Schemp Stdcir, N11JY, Minisink, NY, October 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1976
- Place: Minisink, NY · MINISINK, NY
- Location: 41.3324° N, 74.5377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Minisink, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3324&lon=-74.5377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3691  76/10/23   MINISINK,NY         SCHEMP STDCIR       CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N11JY               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           AGE UNK/NR, 658 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 144 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLETOWN,NY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LNDD IN OPEN FLD OF CUT CORN STALKS. 30 FT POLES AND WIRES ON APCH SIDE, 3 FT FENCE ON NORTH SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11JY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11JY-2011-07-22), registration cancelled 2011-07-22, S/N 176, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP STDCIR
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (registry code 38019VE) (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 19761023036009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023036009A), Oct 23, 1976: Sphrth CIRRUSSTD, Minisink, NJ, Substantial damage. Lndd in open fld of cut corn stalks. 30 ft poles and wires on apch side, 3 ft fence on north side.

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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