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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA60601P · Penn Yan, NY · August 30, 1993

Date: August 30, 1993 · 12:30 local
Place: Penn Yan, NY
Airport: Penn Yan Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N60721
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC93LA183
Reported as: Piper PA60601P
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N60721Registration cancelled Mar 20, 2000 · Piper AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P07368063360 Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601P

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What happened

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Distracted by obstructions on final. Stalled short final and struck wires. Dropped to runway.

As the FAA filed it

DISTRACTED BY OBSTRUCTIONS ON FINAL. STALLED SHORT FINAL AND STRUCK WIRES. DROPPED TO RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC93LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPenn Yan, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with an obstacle and the ground. A factor is the pilot's diverted attention.Aug 30, 1993 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N60721 · 3

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

Accident 19980610013159ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Altoona, PATook off VFR into low overcast. Spiral dive ensued. Vertical impact. Burned. Spattal disorientation factor. (.4)shortly after the airplane took off, a witness about 1 mile from the airport observed the airplane about 150 feet above the ground in a left turn,…Jun 10, 1998 · Reported as Piper PA60601P · Destroyed · 3 fatal Incident 19850802053519IDescent · Indianapolis, INOil type odor noted during descent, pressure dropped. Engine shutdown. Crankcase was cracked.Aug 2, 1985 · Reported as Piper PA60601P Incident 19841108070819IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Indianapolis, INAircraft veered after touchdown. Exam of scissor on right main gear showed upper link assembly failed.Nov 8, 1984 · Reported as Piper PA60601P