# NTSB NYC66F0168: Piper J5A, N40980, Gardner, MA, August 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1965
- Place: Gardner, MA · GARDNER, MA
- Location: 42.5842° N, 71.9887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardner, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5842&lon=-71.9887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0168

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2242  65/8/25    GARDNER MASS        PIPER J5A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 0715                    N40980              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N40980 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gardner

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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