# NTSB NYC66D0450: Piper PA-24, N8865P, Ocean City, NJ, January 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1966
- Place: Ocean City, NJ · OCEAN CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.2693° N, 74.6014° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2693&lon=-74.6014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0450
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0450

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0075   66/1/4    OCEAN CITY NJ       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 200
        TIME - 1400                    N8865P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEAN CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY INTO A SOFT AREA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8865P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8865P), registered now, S/N 24-4322, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ocean City

## Other investigations on N8865P (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 NYC72FNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNA25), Dec 31, 1971: Piper PA-24 (N8865P), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68F0474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0474), May 11, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N8865P), Medford, NJ, 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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