Travel Air 2000 N8870
30 June 2018 · Shelter Island, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 June 2018 at about 14:00 local time, a Travel Air 2000 registered N8870 was involved in an accident near Shelter Island, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shelter Island, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Klenawicus Airfield (NY03)
- Coordinates
- 41.0717, -72.3267
- Aircraft
- Travel Air 2000
- Registration
- N8870
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1929
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Hampton → Shelter Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA417
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, after landing, while making a 180° left turn at the end of the runway, the right wing struck a tree branch. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Travel Air 2000 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1991 | Travel Air 2000 | Homestead, Florida, United States | Defran, Richard L. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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