# Accident 19940802019989A: Piper PA25260, Crown Point, NY, August 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1994, 18:15 local time
- Place: Crown Point, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ZIPG
- Location: 43.9503° N, 73.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9503&lon=-73.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4887Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4887Y-1995-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 773 total, 575 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940802019989A

## Narrative

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

ON FERRY FLIGHT RAN INTO IMC. STRUCK TREES MAKING A 180. SPATIAL DISORIENTAION. FAILURE TO CHECK WEATHER FACTORS.

## 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 NYC94LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA146), Aug 2, 1994: Piper PA-25-260 (N4887Y), Crown Point, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. OTHER RELATED FACTORS ARE CLOUD CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4887Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19750530020239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750530020239A), May 30, 1975: Piper PA25260 (N4887Y), Monroeville, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft ldg gr struck wheat,acft settled into field.

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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