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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Readington, NJ · August 21, 1988

Date
August 21, 1988 · 17:38 local
Place
Readington, NJ
Airport
Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9072P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA225
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
279 total17 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Not lined up and too fast for landing, tried to go around and struck trees.

As the FAA filed it

NOT LINED UP AND TOO FAST FOR LANDING, TRIED TO GO AROUND AND STRUCK TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N9072P · 2

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