# NTSB Accident NYC96LA104
> **Schweizer SGS-2-33A** · 1996-05-11 · READINGTON, NJ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA104
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05853
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-11
- **Location:** READINGTON, NJ, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS-2-33A
- **Registration:** N17957
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather, and his misjudgment of altitude and distance from the runway. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience and the weather.

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