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NYC86LA045

1985-12-01 · HAZLETON, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport HZL

Current FAA registration · N4324D

Make / Model
PIPER PA-34-220T
Year of manufacture
1983 · 2 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
7 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19831221
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A52D74

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PIPER AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT HAZLETON PENNSYLVANIA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE FIRST APPROACH WAS MISSED DUE TO BAD VISIBILITY. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE INITIAL APRROACH FIX FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT. THE PILOT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT ABOUT 700 FT, THE PILOT SET FULL FLAPS AND TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MID WAY DOWN RUNWAY 28. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO HYROPLANE ON THE WET SURFACE. ON APPLYING POWER FOR GO AROUND, THE RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO ABORT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY BREAKING ONE RUNWAY LIGHT, GROUND LOOPED COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC86LA045.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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