# NTSB NYC67D0460: Piper PA-28, N6235W, Spring Valley, NY, January 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1967
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0460
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0460

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0045   67/1/7    SPRING VALLEY,NY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N6235W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STRUCK SNOW COVERED RUT ON RUNWAY SHOULDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6235W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6235W-1981-10-17), registration cancelled 1981-10-17, S/N 28-20277 (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: Ramapo Valley

## Other investigations on N6235W (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 NYC66D0475](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0475), Jan 26, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6235W), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0327), Nov 3, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6235W), Brookfield, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4163), Sep 26, 1964: Piper PA28 (N6235W), Norwood, 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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