- Date
- July 30, 1988, 20:45 local (Jul 31, 1988, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Margaretville, NY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2875APiper PA-39-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880730056169A
- Case key
- 36017
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft departed block island, RI en route to stewart international airport, newburgh, new york, the aircraft never arrived and was reported missing August 2, 1988. The aircraft was missing until November 21, 1988 when it was found near Margaretville, NY by deer hunters who notified the state police of the location. The aircraft had collided with trees and terrain at the 3,300 ft level in mountainous terrain, well off direct route of flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2875A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-39-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 700
- Engine
- Lycoming I0-320-B1A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Trimar Flight Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1988 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- BID · Block Island, RI
- Destination
- SWF · Newburgh, NY
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,223 total · 1,025 in this make and model · 1,025 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BDR, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.