# Accident 19940409000151A: Piper PA24250, Farmingdale, NY, April 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1994, 11:37 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7307° N, 73.4410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7307&lon=-73.4410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5231P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5231P-1997-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 856 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000151A

## Narrative

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

MADE DESCENDING TURN TO FINAL AND COLLIDED WITH N757KN THAT WAS LOWER ON FINAL. 152 WING FOLDED. BOTH FELL TOGETHER

## Other aircraft in the event

- N757KN, Cessna 152: [Accident 19940409000152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000152A)

## 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 NYC94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA075), Apr 9, 1994: Piper PA-24-250 (N5231P), E. Farmingdale, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LOCAL TOWER CONTROLLER TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL THE ARRIVAL OF THE AIRPLANES, AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PIPER PA-24 PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LOCAL…

## Other reports on N5231P (1)

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

- [Accident 19741201043249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741201043249A), Dec 1, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N5231P), Fredonia, AL, Substantial damage

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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