Amateur-built SNS-2 accident near Honeoye Falls, New York, August 27, 1988
On August 27, 1988 at about 6:38 pm local time, a amateur-built SNS-2, registered N222AG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Honeoye Falls, New York (Honeoye Falls airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 27, 1988 · about 6:38 pm local time
- Place
- Honeoye Falls, New York · Honeoye Falls · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built SNS-2
- Registration
- N222AG · registry record · serial 196-A
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED ON THE FIRST TEST FLIGHT AFTER ITS COMPLETION. DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED ABOUT 100 FT AGL, THEN CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 350 hours in all; 5 in the last 90 days; 1 in the last 30 days; 335 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, August 23, 1988; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 586 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Rotax 447FC (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: D70 Honeoye Falls NY at 6:38 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 1,695 ft by 90 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from ROC, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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