# Accident 19741118041549A: Piper PA28R180, Islip, NY, November 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1974
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Islip-Macarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3985T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3985T-2022-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 205 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741118041549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AUTO LDG GR EXTENSION DID NOT WORK.GR WARNING HORN FAILED TO OPERATE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ19), Nov 18, 1974: Piper PA-28R (N3985T), Islip, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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