# NTSB NYC67F0010: Piper PA22, N619A, Ronkonkoma, NY, June 18, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1966
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY · RONKONKOMA, NY
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1523  66/6/18    RONKONKOMA NY       PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 700
        TIME - 1235                    N619A               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N619A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N619A-1986-01-06), registration cancelled 1986-01-06, S/N 22-22 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Island

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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