# Accident 19830624026809A: Piper PA24250, Millbrook, NY, June 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1983, 10:40 local time
- Place: Millbrook, NY
- Airport: Sky Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7809° N, 73.6901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7809&lon=-73.6901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6438P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6438P-2013-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 789 total, 550 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624026809A

## Narrative

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

SINK DEVELOPED ON SHORT FINAL. BOUNCED SHORT OF RUNWAY AND PLILOT PUSHED NOSE DOWN. TIP TANK STRUCK GROUND.

## 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 NYC83LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA152), Jun 24, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N6438P), Millbrook, 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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