# Accident 19790703015349A: Piper PA23, Brockport, NY, July 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Brockport, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2133° N, 77.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2133&lon=-77.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4298P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 51 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790703015349A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. PILOT FATIQUE A FACTOR.

## 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 NYC79DFJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ22), Jul 3, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N4298P), Brockport, 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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