# Accident 19780807041479A: Piper PA31T1, East Hampton, NY, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: East Hampton, NY
- Airport: East Hampton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.9515° N, 72.1961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hampton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9515&lon=-72.1961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9093Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9093Y-1981-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,507 total, 150 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807041479A

## Narrative

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

PLT TRANSITIONED FM VISUAL REFERENCE TO INSTRUMENT REFERENCE,ENCTND FOG AFTER MDA.

## 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 NYC78FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA076), Aug 7, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N9093Y), East Hampton, 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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