# NTSB NYC65D0244: Piper PA-28, N8691W, Walpack, NJ, June 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1965
- Place: Walpack, NJ · WALPACK, NJ
- Location: 41.1252° N, 74.9102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Walpack, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1252&lon=-74.9102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0244
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0244

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1421  65/6/11    WALPACK NJ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 750
        TIME - 1630                    N8691W              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RATCLIFFE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8691W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ratcliffe

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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