# Accident 19851026054129A: Piper PA15, Lee Center, NY, October 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Lee Center, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2996° N, 75.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2996&lon=-75.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4499H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4499H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851026054129A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED AN UNPROMPTED STEEP TURN ON FINAL. STRUCK GUARD RAIL DURING LANDING. TAIL BRACE WIRE FITTING HAD BROKEN.

## 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 NYC86LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA020), Oct 26, 1985: Piper PA-15 (N4499H), Lee Center, 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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