# Accident 20080628839739A: APISM, Modena, NY, June 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2008
- Place: Modena, NY
- Airport: Old Orchard Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6575° N, 74.0772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6575&lon=-74.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1870R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1870R-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AMS Flight APIS-M (MOTORGLIDER) (registry code 059009P, https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-apis-m-motorglider) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: APISM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080628839739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, PILOT OF N1870R ATTEMPTED A 360 DEGREE TURN, APPARENTLY TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN TREES, SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 MIA08LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA131), Jun 28, 2008: AMS Flight APIS-M (N1870R), Modena, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of wing spoilers on final approach and his misjudged distance/altitude resulting in the glider colliding with trees short of the runway.

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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