# NTSB NYC66F0371: Piper PA-32, N3323W, Tupper Lake, NY, November 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1965
- Place: Tupper Lake, NY · TUPPER LAKE, NY
- Location: 44.2298° N, 74.4619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tupper Lake, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2298&lon=-74.4619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0371
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0371

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3347  65/11/15   TUPPER LAKE NY      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 650
        TIME - 1415                    N3323W              PX-  0  0  4  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUPPER LAKE AIRPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3323W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tupper Lake Airpt

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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