# Accident 19770501020302A: Piper PA28R200, Amityville, NY, May 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Amityville, NY
- Airport: Zahns
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 40.7100° N, 73.4000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Zahn's Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7100&lon=-73.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33770, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33770) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,184 total, 168 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501020302A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5535G, Cessna 150J: [Accident 19770501020301A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501020301A)

## 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 NYC77FHG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHG19), May 1, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N33770), Amityville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33770 (3)

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

- [Incident 20070128001999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070128001999I), Jan 28, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N33770), Santa Teresa, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On January 28, 2007 at 1505 MST, a Piper PA-28-R, N33770 registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] landed gear up at Santa Teresa Airport (5T6),…
- [Incident 19790617022039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617022039I), Jun 17, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N33770), New Haven, CT. VFR pilot departed for IFR destination. Finally landed after numerous radar vectors, out of fuel.
- [Accident 19780207004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207004779A), Feb 7, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N33770), Amityville, NY, Substantial damage. Acft was found on ramp with extensive damage to l wing,fuel tank,nding gear.

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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