NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC87LA044
Registry · N40KG
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH A36
Year of manufacture
1983 · 3 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830217
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4AB30
Registrant of record
FOUR STARS AVIATION INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT HAD DECIDED TO LAND FOLLOWING A 41 MINUTE FLT. THE PLT REPORTED HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO FAST DURING THE LANDING APCH AND HE OVER COMPENSATED WHICH RESULTED IN TOO SLOW OF AN AIRSPEED. THE GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN HARD, BECAME AIRBORNE AND LANDED HARD A SECOND TIME. THE EMPENNAGE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE HARD LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_NYC87LA044.txt.
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