# Accident 19880701025179A: Piper PA23250, East Hampton, NY, July 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1988, 19:19 local time
- Place: East Hampton, NY
- Airport: East Hampton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9498° N, 72.1892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9498&lon=-72.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62771, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62771-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701025179A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON DOWNWIND. DESCENDED INTO TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. DOWNDRAFTS IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

## 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 NYC88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA174), Jul 1, 1988: Piper PA-23-250 (N62771), East Hampton, NY, destroyed

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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