# Accident 19780708041851A: Piper PA23, Islip, NY, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Islip, NY
- Airport: Macarthur
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62693 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,181 total, 230 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708041851A

## Narrative

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

CHECKING ALTERNATOR LIGHT,ROLLED INTO C-150.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5486Q, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780708041852A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708041852A)

## 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 NYC78FHJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ19), Jul 8, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N62693), Islip, 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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