Summary
On July 01, 1988, a Piper PA-32-300 (N1954H) was involved in an incident near Akron, NY. All 4 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT RESULTED IN A DELAYED ABORTED TAKE-OFF. AFTER AN INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.
This incident is documented in NTSB report NYC88LA173. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N1954H.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT RESULTED IN A DELAYED ABORTED TAKE-OFF. AFTER AN INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC88LA173