# Accident 19750524014809A: Piper PA28140, Spring Valley, NY, May 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1975
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N662FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N662FL-1976-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 115 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FHM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHM20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750524014809A

## Narrative

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

AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NCW.BRAKES FAILED ACFT CONT DWN STEEP INCLINE HIT TREES.

## 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 NYC75FHM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHM20), May 24, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N662FL), Spring Valley, NY, substantial damage

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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