# Accident 19951110036339A: Piper PA23250, Jamestown, NY, November 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Jamestown, NY
- Airport: Fairbanks Farms Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1108° N, 79.4199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1108&lon=-79.4199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62620, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62620-1996-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 21,534 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951110036339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON NIGHT APPROACH TO AIRPORT. FELL INTO A POND. WAS 200FT LEFT OF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.

## 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 NYC96FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA024), Nov 11, 1995: Piper PA-23-250 (N62620), Ashville, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance to the runway during an approach to land. Factors relating to the accident were: the night and adverse weather conditions.

## Other reports on N62620 (2)

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

- [Incident 19940318008419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318008419I), Mar 18, 1994: Piper PA23250 (N62620), Ashville, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 18, 1994, a Piper PA-23, N62620, operated by commercial pilot myers, had the right main landing gear slowed by snow drift, during takeoff…
- [Incident 19880513033119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880513033119I), May 13, 1988: Piper PA23250 (N62620), Ashville, NY, Minor damage. Struck a fence post with left wing tip on turn around after landing roll out.

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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