# NTSB NYC67D0406: Piper PA-28, N6427W, Medford, NJ, December 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1966
- Place: Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0406

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3955  66/12/18   MEDFORD NJ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N6427W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING W
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           58                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED SOLO X-COUNTRY FLIGHT.RT.CROSSWIND 50 DEGREES,14 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6427W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6427W-1973-10-01), registration cancelled 1973-10-01, S/N 28-20497 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying W

## Other investigations on N6427W (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 NYC73AN156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN156), Jun 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N6427W), Killingworth, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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