Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-24-250 N8355P

1 May 1982 · Farmingdale, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 May 1982 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 registered N8355P, operated by Betty Klaire, was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Farmingdale, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Farmingdale (FRG)
Coordinates
40.7296, -73.4406
Aircraft
Piper PA-24-250
Registration
N8355P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Betty Klaire
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Mt. Pocono → Farmingdale
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC82DA088

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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