# NTSB NYC66D0494: Piper PA-22, N7615K, Frankfort, NY, February 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1966
- Place: Frankfort, NY · FRANKFORT, NY
- Location: 43.0378° N, 75.0716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0378&lon=-75.0716&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0494

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0150  66/2/12    FRANKFORT NY        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 219
        TIME - 1530                    N7615K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGHLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7615K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7615K-1981-03-25), registration cancelled 1981-03-25, S/N 22666 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Highland

## Other investigations on N7615K (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 ANC78FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA066), Aug 9, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N7615K), Chandalar Lake, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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