Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-108 N5502Z

1 November 1987 · Argyle, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 November 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5502Z, operated by David Chaney, was involved in an accident near Argyle, 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 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Argyle, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Cheny Farms
Coordinates
43.2293, -73.4900
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-108
Registration
N5502Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
David Chaney
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC88LA026

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 FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO CHENEY FARM FIELD FOR LANDING WHEN THE PILOT CAME IN TOO HIGH AND FAST. HE ADDED POWER, BANKED LEFT AND STARTED A GO AROUND. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE BACKFIRED AND STARTED MISSING. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF A FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PLTS RECOMMENDATION FOR PREVENTION WAS EARLIER DETECTION OF CARB ICING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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