40.8088° N, 72.7566° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moriches, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 24, 1982 · 16:00 local
Place
East Moriches, NY
Airport
Froggs
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37739
Reported as
Amtrss Stephensakro
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total29 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Landed in a crosswind on a rough field. Stress broke the left main bungee cord. Gear tubing collapsed.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED IN A CROSSWIND ON A ROUGH FIELD. STRESS BROKE THE LEFT MAIN BUNGEE CORD. GEAR TUBING COLLAPSED.