# NTSB NYC65F0052: Piper PA24, N870W, Cooperstown, NY, February 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1965
- Place: Cooperstown, NY · COOPERSTOWN, NY
- Location: 42.6989° N, 74.9307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cooperstown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6989&lon=-74.9307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0305  65/2/24    COOPERSTOWN NY      PIPER PA24          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 576
        TIME - 1550                    N870W               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        REMARKS- CABIN DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N870W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N870W-1972-05-05), registration cancelled 1972-05-05, S/N 24-62 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cooperstown

## Other investigations on N870W (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 NYC68D0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0387), Feb 23, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N870W), Stratford, CT, 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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