# NTSB NYC66D0196: Piper PA-28, N6275W, Bridgeport, NJ, July 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1965
- Place: Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
- Location: 39.8009° N, 75.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8009&lon=-75.3469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0196
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0196

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2427   65/7/6    BRIDGEPORT NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N6275W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6275W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6275W-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 28-20325, 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: Bridgeport

## Other investigations on N6275W (2)

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 NYC79FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA090), Sep 5, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6275W), No.Whitehall, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68F0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0364), Feb 14, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N6275W), Allentown, PA, 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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