# Accident 19851211066279A: Piper PA30, Corning, NY, December 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1985, 10:23 local time
- Place: Corning, NY
- Airport: Elmira
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1393° N, 77.0499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1393&lon=-77.0499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7770Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7770Y-1988-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,719 total, 360 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851211066279A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO TREES DURING APPROACH. NO APPROACH PLATE FOR THE ILS BEING FLOWN. HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED AIRSPEED.

## 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 ATL86FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA039), Dec 11, 1985: Piper PA-30 (N7770Y), Corning, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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