Plane Crash List

Piper PA-16 N5739H

18 July 1985 · Livingston, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 July 1985 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5739H was involved in an accident near Livingston, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Livingston, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Green Acres (NKO2)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-16
Registration
N5739H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC85LA182

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH A CORN CROP DURING A LANDING ROLL. THE ACFT OWNER, A PVT PLT, STATED A MECHANIC ON BOARD WAS FLYING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OWNER WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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