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NYC88LA024

1987-11-01 · ERWINNA, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 9N1

Current FAA registration · N4302T

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-161
Year of manufacture
1983 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830407
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A525CE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 25 AT VANSANT AIRPORT. AT ABOUT 100 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST AFTER COLLIDING WITH A TREE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC88LA024.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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