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NYC85LA168

1985-07-01 · NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 11N

Current FAA registration · N82631

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-236
Year of manufacture
1980 · 5 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800916
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB4A00

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

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Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE PREFLT AND RUNUP CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE PLT THEN APPLIED FULL PWR FOR TAKEOFF AND ROTATION WAS INITIATED AT 60 KTS. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE ACFT APPEARED TO LOOSE PWR AND BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT. THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE PLT LOWERED THE PITCH ATTITUDE. THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED AGAIN AND THE PLT FELT A PWR SURGE JUST PRIOR TO THE ACFT CONTACTING THE RWY. THE ACFT SLID LEFT, AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE RIGHT STABILIZER CONTACTED A TREE AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEARS WERE SHEARED OFF DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA168.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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