# NTSB Accident NYC88LA159
> **SCHWEIZER SGS-2-33** · 1988-06-05 · ERWINNA, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC88LA159
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26060
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-06-05
- **Location:** ERWINNA, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.490066, -75.080711
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** SGS-2-33
- **Registration:** N1240S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

ACCIDENT WAS A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING WHICH FOLLOWED A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE IMPROPER USE OF SPOILER CONTROL BY THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO ADEQUATELY SUPERVISE THE ACTIONS OF THE PRIVATE PILOT.

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