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NYC87LA116

1987-04-05 · WARWICK, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N72

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE FLIGHT WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 3 AT WARWICK AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO PUMP THE THROTTLE BUT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND LANDED IN A SWAMP. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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