- Date
- April 11, 1978
- Place
- Fishers Island, NY · FISHERS ISLAND, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6910JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780411008039A
- Case key
- 142589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0433 78/4/11 FISHERS ISLAND,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 750 TIME - 2155 N6910J PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WATERFORD,CT RETURN FISHERS ISLAND,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K.LOGS & DEBRIS 36 FT L OF RWY CENTER LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6910J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elizabeth Field
N6910JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-151Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.