# Incident 19880922052749I: Piper PA23, Shirley, NY, September 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44HH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44HH-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O340A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880922052749I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION IN LEFT ENGINE. FEATHERED IT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. 6 INCHES MISSING FROM A PROPELLER BLADE.

## Other reports on N44HH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900714025749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025749A), Jul 14, 1990: Piper STCPA23 (N44HH), Shirley, NY, Substantial damage. Second pilot right seat cut an engine on takeoff to simulate engine out. Control was lost. Pilot owner not MEL rated.

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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