# Accident 19750405007809A: Piper PA28R200, Mastic, NY, April 5, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1975
- Place: Mastic, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55710, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55710-1975-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 12 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750405007809A

## Narrative

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

GUSTS TO 35K.LOST CTL AT LOW ALT.

## 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 NYC75AN096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN096), Apr 5, 1975: Piper PA-28R (N55710), Mastic, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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