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NYC87DFA02

1986-11-30 · WURTSBORO, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N82

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS LANDING A SCHWEIZER SGS-233 WHEN HE STARTED TO GET INTO A PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION. THE OSCILLATIONS INCREASED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE PILOT SAID THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH LESS CONTROL INPUT, TIMELY USE OF DIVE BRAKED AND LESS AIRSPEED ON FINAL APCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC87DFA02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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