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NYC88LA138

1988-05-13 · MILLBROOK, New York, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 44N

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT SKY ACRES AIRPORT AND AFTER REACHNG AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 100 FEET, WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ENGINE COWLING EXTENDED VERTICALLY, PARTIALLY ATTACHED. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT, AND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE AWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR STILL EXTENDED. A WITNESS SAW THE PILOT PLACING THE COWLING ON THE AIRCRAFT EARLIER IN THE DAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA138.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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