Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary NYC84LA230

BARGAINTOWN, NJ, USA

Aircraft #1

N3040Z

PIPER PA-22-160

Analysis

THE ACFT WAS ON A BANNER TOW MISSION. PLT DROPPED BANNER AND INITIATED A PULL-UP MANUEVER TO GO-AROUND AND RETURN FOR A LANDING. AS THE PLT PULLED UP, A DOWNDRAFT WAS ENCOUNTERED AT THE END OF THE FIELD. PLT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN AND ACFT CONTINUED SINKING UNTIL CONTACTING TREES.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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