# NTSB Accident NYC92DGT01
> **SCHEMPP-HIRTH DISCUS BT** · 1992-04-05 · JULIAN, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC92DGT01
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14492
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-04-05
- **Location:** JULIAN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.910133, -77.929138
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHEMPP-HIRTH
- **Model:** DISCUS BT
- **Registration:** N224WT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE OF THE SPEED BRAKES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

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