ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34974
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| Date: | Saturday 30 July 1988 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-39 Twin Comanche C/R |
| Owner/operator: | Trimar Flight Services Inc |
| Registration: | N2875A |
| MSN: | 39-30 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 700 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Margaretville, Catskill Mountains, New York -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Block Island State Airport, Block Island, Rhode Island (BID/KBID) |
| Stewart International Airport, Newburgh, New York (SWF/KSWF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLOCK ISLAND, RI, EN ROUTE TO STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEWBURGH, NEW YORK, THE AIRCRAFT NEVER ARRIVED AND WAS REPORTED MISSING AUGUST 2, 1988. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING UNTIL NOVEMBER 21, 1988, WHEN IT WAS FOUND NEAR MARGARETVILLE, NY, BY DEER HUNTERS WHO NOTIFIED THE STATE POLICE OF THE LOCATION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN AT THE 3,300 FT LEVEL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, WELL OFF DIRECT ROUTE OF FLIGHT.
CAUSE:
ALTITUDE..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION..POOR..PILOT IN COMMAND
BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors:
TERRAIN CONDITION..MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY
LIGHT CONDITION..DARK NIGHT
Registration N2875A cancelled by the FAA on December 31, 2011 - 23 years later - as "expired"
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC88FA248 at https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001213X26359&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2875A
3. http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?6275-Alpine-Airplane-wrecks&p=68793&viewfull=1#post68793
4. http://aviation-accidents.axlegeeks.com/l/1804/Margaretville-NY-on-Jul-30-1988
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ny/N2875A/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2013 11:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 04-Apr-2017 18:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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