# NTSB NYC67D0093: Piper PA-32, N3572W, Bridgeport, NJ, June 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1966
- Place: Bridgeport, NJ · BRIDGEPORT, NJ
- Location: 39.8009° N, 75.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8009&lon=-75.3469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170812
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1709   66/6/5    BRIDGEPORT NJ       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N3572W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT ERCOUPE N99432,PIPER PA-24 N6957P BOTH SUBSTANTIAL.EXCESSIVE BRAKING BLEW LFT TIRE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3572W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3572W-1984-09-06), registration cancelled 1984-09-06, S/N 32-464 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport

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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