# NTSB NYC67D0314: Piper PA-28, N6895W, Bridgeport, NJ, September 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 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 December 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0314
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0314

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2959   66/9/6    BRIDGEPORT NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N6895W              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIDGEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK ROUGH GROUND OFF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6895W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6895W), registered now, S/N 28-21054, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bridgeport

## Other investigations on N6895W (1)

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 NYC70FHD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FHD39), Jun 20, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N6895W), Hammonton, NJ, 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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