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NYC87LA048

1986-12-06 · POESTENKILL, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 5B7

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, ADDED POWER FOR A GO AROUND. SLUGGISH ENGINE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PLT AFTER THE ACC SAID THAT AFTER CUTTING OFF THE CARB HEAD THE ENG SEEMED SLUGGISH. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE PLT STATED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSP THAT HE REACHED FOR THE THROTTLE AND CUT THE 'GAS OFF' BY MISTAKE. NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ENG WERE FOUND FOUND AFTER THE ACC. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC87LA048.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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