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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J2PIPER · Pittstown, NJ · November 22, 1993

Date
November 22, 1993 · 16:00 local
Place
Pittstown, NJ
Airport
Sky Manor Airport
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N19565
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA016
Reported as
Piper J2PIPER
Reported engine
Continental A404
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
879 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck a tree 100 feet short and offside of runway turning final to land. Blinded by sun through prop blades.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A TREE 100 FEET SHORT AND OFFSIDE OF RUNWAY TURNING FINAL TO LAND. BLINDED BY SUN THROUGH PROP BLADES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.