# Accident 19941113045329A: Amtrpz PL4A, Orange, MA, November 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1994, 15:39 local time
- Place: Orange, MA
- Airport: Orange Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5700° N, 72.2885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE MUNI (ORE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5700&lon=-72.2885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N337RL-1996-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lee Robert W PAZMANY PL-4A (registry code 05608G8, https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-robert-w-pazmany-pl-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPZ PL4A
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941113045329A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON GRASS ADJENCENT RUNWAY. MADE HARD LANDING. BOUNCED PILOTS HEAD HIT CANOPY. SITTING ON SEAT BELT.

## 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 NYC95LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA025), Nov 13, 1994: Lee Pazmany PL-4A (N337RL), Orange, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing, collapse of the main gear, and inflight collision with the ground.

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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