# NTSB Accident NYC97LA108
> **Schweizer SGS 135** · 1997-06-08 · PEPPERELL, MA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA108
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08215
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-08
- **Location:** PEPPERELL, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** SGS 135
- **Registration:** N17976
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.

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