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| Date: | Friday 6 August 1982 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Rensselaer Aviation |
| Registration: | N2361K |
| MSN: | 38-79A0591 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 741 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Poestenkill, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Poestenkill, NY (5B7) |
| Poestenkill, NY (5B7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A TOUCH & GO THE PLT RETRACTED THE FLAPS & APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE ACFT SEEMED SLUGGISH IN GAINING SPEED. THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES & CUT THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY COMING TO REST AT THE EDGE OF A SWAMP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC82DA191
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1989 | N2361K | Private | 0 | Albany, NY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 03:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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