# Accident 19900714025749A: Piper STCPA23, Shirley, NY, July 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1990, 16:10 local time
- Place: Shirley, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7897° N, 72.8694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7897&lon=-72.8694&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 STCPA23
- Reported engine: LYC O340A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 683 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900714025749A

## Narrative

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

SECOND PILOT RIGHT SEAT CUT AN ENGINE ON TAKEOFF TO SIMULATE ENGINE OUT.CONTROL WAS LOST.PILOT OWNER NOT MEL RATED.

## 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 NYC90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA164), Jul 14, 1990: Piper PA-23 (N44HH), Shirley, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATIONS, THE IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS, THE SECOND PILOT'S LACK OF QUALIFICATIONS, AND HIS DECISION TO SIMULATE THE ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N44HH (1)

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

- [Incident 19880922052749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880922052749I), Sep 22, 1988: Piper PA23 (N44HH), Shirley, NY, Minor damage. Severe vibration in left engine. Feathered it. Precautionary landing. 6 inches missing from a propeller blade.

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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