- Date
- October 28, 1977
- Place
- Fishers Isl, NY · FISHERS ISL, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N16357Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771028036609A
- Case key
- 144719
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3834 77/10/28 FISHERS ISL,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 1046 TIME - 1315 N16357 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHERS ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW HAVEN,CT FISHERS ISL,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- STRUCK SAND DUNE SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16357
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fishers Island
N16357Registered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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