# Incident 19901022063229I: Piper PA20135, Rhinebeck, NY, October 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rhinebeck, NY
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9288° N, 73.9103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhinebeck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9288&lon=-73.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8684C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8684C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901022063229I

## Narrative

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

DROPPED A PUMPKIN WHILE MAKING A LOW PASS OVER AIRPORT. PUMPKIN WENT THROUGH WING OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8684C (1)

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

- [Incident 19790602028879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790602028879I), Jun 2, 1979: Piper PA20 (N8684C), Dillsburg, PA. Pilot landed on interstate. Reason for landing not known.

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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