# NTSB NYC67D0488: Piper PA-28, N4623R, Colts Neck, NJ, January 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1967
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&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 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0488

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0063   67/1/6    COLTS NECK,NJ       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N4623R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 231 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT USED RW 32 AFTER BEING ADVISED RW 24 IN USE,SHOWBANK PLOWED FROM RW 24 OBSTRUCTED RW 32
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4623R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4623R-2020-02-03), registration cancelled 2020-02-03, S/N 28-21373, built 1966 (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: Colts Neck

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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