# Accident 19741130039899A: Piper PA23160, Cooperstown, NY, November 30, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1974
- Place: Cooperstown, NY
- Airport: Cooperstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.6989° N, 74.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6989&lon=-74.9307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2Y-1976-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-180 (registry code 7102305, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,858 total, 780 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741130039899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POST ACDT EXAM GR CKD OK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75FFA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA22), Nov 30, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N2Y), Cooperstown, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761031034399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761031034399A), Oct 31, 1976: Piper PA23160 (N2Y), Hancock, NY, Substantial damage. Rwy downhill grade abt 3PCT in north direction.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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