# NTSB NYC78FNE26: Schemp HS7, N557D, Sterling, MA, July 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1978
- Place: Sterling, MA · STERLING, MA
- Location: 42.4376° N, 71.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4376&lon=-71.7606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2335  78/7/10    STERLING,MA         SCHEMP HS7          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 721
        TIME - 1545                    N557D               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STERLING,MA                 STERLING,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      92
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLT.PILOT DOES NOT REMEMBER OCCURRENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N557D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N557D-1979-03-16), registration cancelled 1979-03-16, S/N 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP HS7
- Registry model: [Schempp-Hirth MINI-NIMBUS HS7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-mini-nimbus-hs7) (registry code 38019VJ) (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 19780710020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710020149A), Jul 10, 1978: Sphrth SH1STDAUST, Sterling, MA, Destroyed. Pilot exposed to high temperatures during cross country flt. Pilots not remember occurrence.

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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