NYC66F0125

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Spring Valley, NY · June 29, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 29, 1965
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
1 fatal, 2 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8131WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177195

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0475  65/6/29    SPRING VALLEY NY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N8131W              PX-  1  2  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 31, 590 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            24 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N8131W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ramapo Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.