Piper PA-24-260 N9072P
21 August 1988 · Readington, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1988 at about 21:38 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 registered N9072P was involved in an accident near Readington, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Readington, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Readington (N51)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260
- Registration
- N9072P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teterboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC88LA225
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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
WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND FROM A REJECTED LANDING IN X-WIND CONDITIONS THE PLT WHO HAD NO LANDINGS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS FAILED TO INITIATE THE GO-AROUND WITH SUFFICIENT TIME/DISTANCE TO CLEAR TREES OFF THE END OF THE RNWY. THE ACFT STRUCK THE TREES AND WAS DESTROYED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Chico, California, United States | Cole, Ralph H. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-24-400 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Graves, Dorel | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Floresville, Texas, United States | JON S. Blocker | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1988 | Piper PA-24-260 | La Grange, Texas, United States | Jack J. Chatagnier | No injuries | - |
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