# Accident 19761031034399A: Piper PA23160, Hancock, NY, October 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1976
- Place: Hancock, NY
- Airport: White Birch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.0514° N, 75.3166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITE BIRCH (NK68), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0514&lon=-75.3166&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 108 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761031034399A

## Narrative

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

RWY DOWNHILL GRADE ABT 3PCT IN NORTH DIRECTION.

## 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 NYC77DFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA06), Oct 31, 1976: Piper PA-23 (N2Y), Hancock, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19741130039899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741130039899A), Nov 30, 1974: Piper PA23160 (N2Y), Cooperstown, NY, Substantial damage. Post acdt exam gr ckd ok.

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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