# NTSB NYC65D0241: Piper PA-24, N8018P, Montauk, NY, May 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1965
- Place: Montauk, NY · MONTAUK, NY
- Location: 41.0475° N, 71.9464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montauk, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0475&lon=-71.9464&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0241
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0241

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1162  65/5/26    MONTAUK NY          PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 153
        TIME - 0930                    N8018P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PORTAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8018P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8018P-1992-12-28), registration cancelled 1992-12-28, S/N 243262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Portal

## Other investigations on N8018P (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 UNK64X2513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2513), Jun 27, 1964: Piper PA24 (N8018P), Cooperstown, NY, substantial damage

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.

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