# Accident 19881010048389A: Beech 77, Farmingdale, NY, October 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7291° N, 73.4404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7291&lon=-73.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37273-1991-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010048389A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED AIRCRAFT. ENGINE STARTED. AIRCRAFT ROLLED ACROSS RAMP AND STRUCK 2 PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC89LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA010), Oct 10, 1988: Beech 77 (N37273), Farmingdale, 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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