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NYC85LA191

1985-07-24 · PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PYM

N2039T has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7-15, built 2006), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO AN ALT OF 3000 FT. THE PLT SET UP FOR LANDING AND ENTERED THE PATTERN AT THE INITIAL POINT AT ABOUT 1200 FT. THE APCH WENT NORMALLY UNTIL THE BASE LEG.AFTER TURNING ONTO THE BASE LEG, THE PLT EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GLIDE BY INCREASING THE AIRSPEED AND TURNING DIRECTLY TO THE FINAL LEG. THE ACFT COLLIDED SHORT OF THE RWY IN A WOODED AREA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA191.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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