# NTSB NYC66D0462: Piper PA-28, N8944W, Montgomery, NY, December 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1965
- Place: Montgomery, NY · MONTGOMERY, NY
- Location: 41.5213° N, 74.2387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5213&lon=-74.2387&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 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174332
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0462
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0462

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3825  65/12/15   MONTGOMERY NY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 52, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N8944W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8944W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange Country

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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