# Accident 19970601012189A: Piper PA28180, Long Island, NY, June 1, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1997
- Place: Long Island, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.7804° N, 73.4105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7804&lon=-73.4105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6337J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6337J-1997-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601012189A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY, IFR MISSED APPROACH. LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT.

## 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 IAD97FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA079), Jun 1, 1997: Piper PA-28-180 (N6337J), Melville, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors to this accident were night instrument meteorological conditions with low ceiling and fog.

## Other reports on N6337J (1)

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

- [Incident 19860101007879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101007879I), Jan 1, 1986: Piper PA28180 (N6337J), Saint Simons Is, GA. Landed without ATC communication while weather was IFR. Precautionary landing due to weather. Microphone failure.

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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