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NYC88LA021

1987-10-31 · MONTGOMERY, New York, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MGJ

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Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT. HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD JUST OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC88LA021.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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