- Date
- August 21, 1969
- Place
- Port Jefferson, NY · PORT JEFFERSON, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1888JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163643
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3705 69/8/21 PORT JEFFERSON,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N1888J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 444 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 228 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGDALE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG OK BEFORE LDG,ACFT T/D APRX 350FT FROM FAR END OF 8000FT CLRD AREA.WIND 14K GUSTING 19K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1888J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Edwards
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