Event NYC84LA187

1984-05-27 ANNVILLE, Pennsylvania, United States Airport · PA31 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3438T

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

VERGE INC X7

0

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A3CBF5

Registrant of record

CAPE MAY AERIAL ADVERTISING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3438T Cessna 177 None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING AN ABORTED LANDING WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A BOUNCED TOUCHDOWN HE MISUSED THE FLAPS. ONCE AIRBORNE THE ACFT SETTLED INTO A WHEAT FIELD. THE PLT STATED EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED WAS GAINED DURING THE STEEP LANDING APCH. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC84LA187.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2020 · Conference paper

Under Pressure: Decision Making in Aircraft Maintenance and the Role of Gender

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