# NTSB Accident NYC89LA173
> **SCHWEIZER 1-23** · 1989-07-23 · EIGHTY FOUR, PA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89LA173
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28967
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-23
- **Location:** EIGHTY FOUR, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.180648, -80.130378
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** 1-23
- **Registration:** N91867
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR HANDLING OF THE GLIDER DURIG LANDING. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND CAUSED THE NOSE TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, RESULTING IN A GROUNDLOOP.

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