# NTSB NYC67D0076: Piper PA-28, N5716W, Hopedale, MA, July 15, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1966
- Place: Hopedale, MA · HOPEDALE, MA
- Location: 42.1269° N, 71.5403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopedale, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1269&lon=-71.5403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121926
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1756  66/7/15    HOPEDALE MASS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N5716W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE-DRAPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5716W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5716W-1982-08-30), registration cancelled 1982-08-30, S/N 28-1218 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hopedale-Draper

## Other investigations on N5716W (3)

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 MKC79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA011), Dec 22, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5716W), Kennett, MO, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68D0400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0400), Mar 14, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N5716W), Waterville, ME, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0249), Sep 18, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N5716W), Hopedale, MA, 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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