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NYC90LA213

1990-09-08 · FARMINGDALE, New Jersey, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BLM

N41JA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER PA-28-181, built 1997), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S EXCEEDING A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MISREADING WIND INFORMATION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWNWIND AND RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, SHE SAID SHE WAS 'RUSHING' AND MISREAD THE WINDSOCK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_NYC90LA213.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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