# Accident 19960520010969A: Piper PA28161, Monticello, NY, May 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, NY
- Airport: Monticello Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6505° N, 74.6791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6505&lon=-74.6791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38890, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38890-1999-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520010969A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND EXCEEDED PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES. FLIPPED OVER LANDING. SLID TO A STOP ON SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA110), May 20, 1996: Piper PA-28-161 (N38890), Monticello, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and her delay in aborting the landing. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.

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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