Accident · 1995-05-31

NTSB case NYC95LA128 · PIPER PA-28-161 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-05-31
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (N8115L)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Griffing Flying Service, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GRIFFING FLYING SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

an improperly planned approach and touchdown, which resulted in an loss of directional control at touchdown, with the airplane departing the runway, and striking a ravine.

Source: NTSB case NYC95LA128

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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