# Accident 19900909038599A: Piper PA16, Red Hook, NY, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Red Hook, NY
- Airport: Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9892° N, 73.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9892&lon=-73.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5972H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5972H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909038599A

## Narrative

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

OVER CORRECTED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. EXITED RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE. LACKED ADEQUATE CHECK OUT IN TYPE.

## 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 NYC90LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA217), Sep 9, 1990: Piper PA-16 (N5972H), Red Hook, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTURE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A TREE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

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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