# NTSB Accident NYC91LA102
> **SCHWEIZER SGS-1-30** · 1991-04-06 · WURTSBORO, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91LA102
- **Event ID:** 20001212X16860
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-04-06
- **Location:** WURTSBORO, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.570232, -74.48069
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** SGS-1-30
- **Registration:** N3620D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT WING SPAR DUE TO OVERLOAD FROM PILOT INDUCED CONTROL INPUTS, WHILE RECOVERING FROM A DIVE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY WITH THE TRIM SYSTEM DISCONNECTED AND LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN MAKE AND MODEL OF GLIDER.

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