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NYC87LA177

1987-06-13 · QUAKERTOWN, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport UKT

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST ON THE APPROACH. HE REDUCED PWR INITIALLY TO INCREASE RATE OF DESCENT. AS HE APCHED TREES, HE APPLIED POWER TO STOP THE DESCENT, BUT COLLIDED WITH THE TOPS OF THE TREES. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA177.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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