THE DTSB
Pending. 3 on board, one fatal. Third attempt to land, landing downwind. Pilot was 87 years old.
Key facts
- DateJuly 30, 2025
- Local time12:10 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightGo-Around
- People on board3
- Fatalities1
- AirportKBID
Accident Location
- City, State
- New Shoreham, Rhode Island
- Latitude
- 41.168056
- Longitude
- -71.58444
- Airport ID
- KBID
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N961DA
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-28-181
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 87
- Certification
- Unknown
- IFR rating
- Unknown
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight school
- Unknown
- Instructional flight
- Unknown
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Go-Around
- Pilot error
- Unknown
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 3
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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