Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC84LA146

WESTERLY, RI, USA

Aircraft #1

N7634F

PIPER PA-28-151

Analysis

ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 600 YARD SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PASSENGER STATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY, HE NOTICED THE ACFT WAS 'A BIT TOO CLOSE TO THE TREES' AND THAT THE ACFT DESCENDED GRADUALLY INTO THE TREES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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