- Date
- July 1, 1988, 19:19 local (23:19 UTC)
- Place
- East Hampton, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N62771Piper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880701025179A
- Case key
- 36176
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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 pilot reported that he had experienced a partial power loss on downwind of a VFR traffic pattern. He stated that just after entering downwind he lowered the landing gear. As the speed decreased below 132 knots he advanced the throttles. There was no response. He reported that the right propeller RPM suddenly indicated 3200. Eventually the RPM recovered to 2700. The pilot felt that too much altitude had been lost and put all controls forward with only a partial response. The aircraft collided with trees. Post accident investigation by the FAA and the manufacturer failed to revealany malfunction or abnormalities.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62771
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-C4B5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- South Fork Flight Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988
- Departed
- TEB · Teterboro, NJ
- Airport
- HTO · East Hampton, runway 28, 4,242 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 150 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HTO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.