# NTSB NYC66F0040: Piper PA-24, N7656P, Fishers Island, NY, June 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1965
- Place: Fishers Island, NY · FISHERS ISLAND, NY
- Location: 41.2677° N, 71.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2677&lon=-71.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1510  65/6/17    FISHERS ISLAND NY   PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 950
        TIME - 1500                    N7656P              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZEBETH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7656P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7656P), registered now, S/N 24-2869, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizebeth

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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