# NTSB NYC67A0055: Piper PA-28, N9245J, Orient Point, NY, September 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1966
- Place: Orient Point, NY · ORIENT POINT, NY
- Location: 41.1523° N, 72.2512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orient Point, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1523&lon=-72.2512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4328  66/9/17    ORIENT POINT NY     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 307
        TIME - 1540                    N9245J              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9245J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9245J-1970-06-24), registration cancelled 1970-06-24, S/N 283320 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rose

## Other investigations on N9245J (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC70F0176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0176), Sep 28, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N9245J), Waterford, CT, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68D0432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0432), Apr 8, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N9245J), Waterford, CT, substantial damage

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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