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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Steamburg, NY · May 8, 1979

Date
May 8, 1979 · 18:45 local
Place
Steamburg, NY
Airport
Pierce Run
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6172W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FFJ15
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
207 total150 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot deylayed go around. Advanced throttle too rapidly. Crashed into trees beyond end of private strip.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEYLAYED GO AROUND. ADVANCED THROTTLE TOO RAPIDLY. CRASHED INTO TREES BEYOND END OF PRIVATE STRIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.