# NTSB NYC66D0103: Piper PA-28, N6277W, Wallkill, NY, May 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1965
- Place: Wallkill, NY · WALLKILL, NY
- Location: 41.6084° N, 74.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallkill, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6084&lon=-74.1646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1831  65/5/15    WALLKILL NY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N6277W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 693 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            105 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WORKER CROSSING RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6277W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6277W), registered now, S/N 28-20327, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kobelt

## Other investigations on N6277W (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 NYC74DFA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA18), Jan 25, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N6277W), Monticello, 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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