Event NYC89LA057

1988-12-24 PRINCETON, New Jersey, United States Minor 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N91PA

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172M

Year of manufacture

1972 · 16 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19720811

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AC9598

Registrant of record

HIGH WING AIR LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N91PA Piper PA-44-180T Minor

Factual narrative

THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER OF BOTH ENGINES AND CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR PRINCETON AIRPORT, PRINCETON, NJ. THE PILOT FLEW 4.5 HRS AND AFTER A MISSED APPROACH ONE ENGINE QUIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE PRINCETON AIRPORT THE OTHER ENGINE QUIT. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ACFT, 4.5 HRS WOULD USE ALL BUT RESERVE FUEL AT OPTIMUM CRUISE AT 16,000 FT. CRUISE AT LOWER ALT OR AT HIGHER POWER WOULD USE MORE FUEL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC89LA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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