# Accident 20160925020642A: Piper PA-28-140, North Collins, NY, September 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2016, 09:30 local time
- Place: North Collins, NY
- Airport: Hamburg Inc
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5989° N, 78.8917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5989&lon=-78.8917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612FL-2017-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160925020642A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/25/2016 AT APPROX 0930 EDT, N612FL COLLIDED WITH N3580V OVER NORTH COLLINS NY (42 36'1"N, 78 53'48"W). THE MID AIR COLLISION SEVERED THE TAIL SECTION OF N3580V AND  4 FT. OF THE LEFT WING OF N612FL. BOTH AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEARBY. THE OCCUPANTS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE FATALY INJURED.  BOTH AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM HAMBURG AIRPORT (4G2) AND WERE ENROUTE TO ST. MARYS PA (OYM). THE COLLOSION OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES FROM 4G2 ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 172.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3580V, Cessna 120: [Accident 20160925020712A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160925020712A)

## 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 ERA16FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA324), Sep 25, 2016: Piper PA28 (N612FL), North Collins, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the second airplane's pilot to see and avoid the first airplane as he was overtaking the first airplane.

## Other reports on N612FL (1)

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

- [Accident 19960803020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020789A), Aug 3, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N612FL), Sodus, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off runway on landing, wings suffered 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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