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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Davis D-1-K · East Haddam, CT · May 15, 1994

Date
May 15, 1994 · 14:50 local
Place
East Haddam, CT
Airport
Goodspeed Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N158Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94LA080
Reported as
Davis D1K
Reported engine
Continental C125*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,013 total227 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Struck a half buried post on short final and impacted short of runway. Too low on VFR approach.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A HALF BURIED POST ON SHORT FINAL AND IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY. TOO LOW ON VFR APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N158Y · 2

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