# NTSB NYC66D0550: Piper PA-28, N5784W, Buffalo, NY, March 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1966
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0550
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0550

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0496   66/3/4    BUFFALO NY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 285
        TIME - 0904                    N5784W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STOPPED PRIOR TO COLLISION.DRIVER OF VEHICLE FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5784W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5784W-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N 28-1661, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (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: Buffalo

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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