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NYC84LA146

1984-04-21 · WESTERLY, Rhode Island, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 600 YARD SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, HE NOTICED THE ACFT WAS 'A BIT TOO CLOSE TO THE TREES' AND THAT THE ACFT DESCENDED GRADUALLY INTO THE TREES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA146.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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