NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC83FA228
Registry · N158JB
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
DJI AGRAS T40
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0E8B1
Registrant of record
JB AG SPRAY AND SEED LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
INBOUND TO DANBURY THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ARPT WAS CLOSED, & WAS GIVEN THE LAST WX WHICH WAS AN HOUR OLD. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PASS OVER THE ARPT 300-400 FT AGL & CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 8. THE ACFT TURNED BASE & FINAL IN A TIGHT TURN WITH THE GEAR DOWN. IT DROPPED QUICKLY & HIT THE THRESHOLD LEFT WING FIRST, THEN PANCAKED & SKIDDED ONTO THE GRASS.ONE WITNESS ESTIMATED THE WX AS 300 FT SOLID & 1/2 MI WITH SOLID SHEETS OF RAIN. THE MDA IS 1960 FT (1500 FT AGL) WHEN THE TOWER IS CLOSED. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 118 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_NYC83FA228.txt.
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