# NTSB NYC66F0422: Piper PA-32, N3298W, Frewsberg, NY, December 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1965
- Place: Frewsberg, NY · FREWSBERG, NY
- Location: 42.0561° N, 79.1337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frewsburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0561&lon=-79.1337&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0422
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0422

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0880   65/12/8   FREWSBERG NY        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2306                    N3298W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 24, 370 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
          PILOT-DID NOT SEE WIRES IN TIME-EVASIVE ACT,N STAL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3298W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3298W-1972-01-21), registration cancelled 1972-01-21, S/N 32-132, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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