# Accident 19850718032269A: Piper PA16, Livingston, NY, July 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Livingston, NY
- Airport: Green Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1494° N, 73.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREEN ACRES (1A1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1494&lon=-73.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5739H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5739H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850718032269A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ON LANDING. UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC85LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA182), Jul 18, 1985: Piper PA-16 (N5739H), Livingston, 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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