# Accident 19780420008849A: Piper PA23, Dryden, NY, April 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1978
- Place: Dryden, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.4908° N, 76.3014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dryden, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4908&lon=-76.3014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6858Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6858Y-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (registry code 7102313, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,006 total, 742 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420008849A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FFJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ16), Apr 20, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N6858Y), Dryden, 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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