ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27443
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1978 |
| Time: | 00:33 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Montauk-Caribbean Airways |
| Registration: | N9093Y |
| MSN: | 31-128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | East Hampton Airport, 3nm W of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Elmira Regional Airport (ELM/KELM,) Chemung County, New York |
| East Hampton Airport (HTO/KHTO), Suffolk County, New York | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Stalled and crashed during a missed approach to East Hampton Airport (HTO/KHTO) three nautical miles (6 km) west of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States. No injuries reported among the crew of two. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED. PILOT TRANSITIONED FROM VISUAL REFERENCE (VFR) FLIGHT TO INSTRUMENT REFERENCE (IFR) FLIGHT. ENCOUNTERED GROUND FOG AFTER MDA (MINIMUM DESCENT APPROACH)"
N9093Y was owned by the Delaware Lease Bank Inc, but operated by Montauk Caribbean Airways. The Registration N9093Y was cancelled by the FAA on March 23, 1981
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC78FA076 at https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=39536&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=9093Y
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1978/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-new-york/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-May-2015 01:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2017 20:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2017 22:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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