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NYC88LA132

1988-04-29 · JAMESTOWN, New York, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE PIPER PA-28-181 DEPARTED WITH TWO PILOTS ONBOARD. ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PIC GOT VERY SICK AND COULD NOT CONTINUE FLYING. SHE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE HEADACHE AND VOMITTING. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE ONE APPROACH TO A AIRPORT, BUT MISSED DUE TO WEATHER. WHILE EN ROUTE TO ANOTHER ARPT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A WOODED AREA. THE PIC HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO TAKEOFF THAT INCLUDED FORECAST ICING CONDITIONS WHICH WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH ANY DE-ICE EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN A HEATED PILOT TUBE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA132.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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