- Date
- February 9, 1968
- Place
- Wappngrs Falls, NY · WAPPNGRS FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5877YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111490
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0945 68/2/9 WAPPNGRS FALLS,NY PIPER PA-23 CR- 3 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1635 N5877Y PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 2072 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 738 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCHESS COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED IN CITY PARK.STRUCK AUTO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5877Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dutchess County
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