# Accident 19950418008279A: Piper PA28151, Farmingdale, NY, April 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7299° N, 73.4409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7299&lon=-73.4409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188AV-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950418008279A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH NOSED DOWN.

## 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 NYC95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA089), Apr 18, 1995: Piper PA-28-151 (N188AV), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane veering off the left side of the runway. A factor was the pilot's failure to abort…

## Other reports on N188AV (1)

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

- [Incident 19940312000789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312000789I), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA28151 (N188AV), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: upon completion of landing, pilot was instructed to taxi to FBO. Upon taxiing to the ramp area, the pilot observed a B727 to his right. Adjacent to…

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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