# Accident 19810219048969A: Piper PA30, North Castle, NY, February 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1981, 20:15 local time
- Place: North Castle, NY
- Airport: Westchester Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N750HK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N750HK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,911 total, 998 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810219048969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON FINAL DURING ILS APPROACH. PILOT SAID HE STARTED  MISSED APPROACH BUT FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED.

## 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 NYC81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA027), Feb 19, 1981: Piper PA-30 (N750HK), North Castle, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N750HK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800301028049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800301028049I), Mar 1, 1980: Piper PA30 (N750HK), Buffalo, NY. Engine stopped when fuel selector changed in flight. After storage in heated hangar, water drained from system.

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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