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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Montauk, NY · September 1, 1984

Date: September 1, 1984 · 12:10 local
Place: Montauk, NY
Airport: Montauk
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9485P
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC84LA300
Reported as: Piper PA24260
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540D4A5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 390 total304 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N9485PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4999 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Low and slow approach resulted in bounced landing. Lost directional control drifted off side of runway, hit tree.

As the FAA filed it

LOW AND SLOW APPROACH RESULTED IN BOUNCED LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY, HIT TREE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC84LA300Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMontauk, NYAccording to the plt, after clearing sand dunes short of the rwy power was reduced for landing. The acft decelerated and descended, landing hard on the rwy. As the co-plt initiated an abort, the acft veered off the rwy to the right and collided with a tree.…Sep 1, 1984 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9485P · 3

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

Accident 20260826013399ASeldovia, AKVideo and witness statements describe the aircraft appeared to approach runway 16 fast, bounced two or more times and then attempted go around. During go around, video shows the aircraft porpoising and attempting a right turn out. Aircraft then entered an…Aug 26, 2026 · Destroyed · 4 fatal Incident 19910415016139IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chico, CALost all electrical power. Landed without radio communication. Gear collapsed on landing rollout.Apr 15, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19860112025149IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Yuma, AZPilot unfamiliar with airport. Taxied on overrun of active runway.Jan 12, 1986