Jersey Shore Airport
airport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Jersey Shore Airport (FAA LID: P96) is a private airport located in Nippenose Township near Antes Fort, Pennsylvania. It serves Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. In 2018 the Federal Aviation Administration reported the airport had 13 based aircraft including 12 single engine aircraft and 1 helicopter. From a 12 month period ending on May 9, 2019 the airport reported 2,198 aircraft movements and an average of 29 movements per week.
The airport is the second in Lycoming County, located about 25 miles to the east is Williamsport Regional Airport the counties primary commercial airport.
Accidents and incidents
On August 11, 2019 an experimental built Acro Sport II registered N43032 crashed on approach killing two people. The pilot was a commercial pilot licence holder and the passenger held a private pilot licence. Both were killed instantly. A witness who was working at the airport told investigators the aircraft took off from runway 27 and appeared to be entering left traffic to return to the airport at an altitude of 150 feet. When suddenly the aircraft climbed to approximately 500 or 600 feet before stalling.
“Jersey Shore Airport” enters the record as airport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Jersey, Shore and Airport can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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