# NTSB NYC79FHJ26: Piper PA-34, N2080W, East Quogue, NY, August 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1979
- Place: East Quogue, NY · EAST QUOGUE, NY
- Location: 40.8388° N, 72.5738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Quogue, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8388&lon=-72.5738&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHJ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3988  79/8/28    EAST QUOGUE,NY      PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1958                    N2080W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            33, 3544 TOTAL HOURS, 310
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUFFOLK COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              EAST QUOGUE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ILS RWY 24 APCH.HIT TREES APRX 2MI NE OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2080W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2080W-1985-01-22), registration cancelled 1985-01-22, S/N 34-7970135 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Suffolk County

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.

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