# NTSB NYC68D0156: Piper PA-22, N7236D, New Salem, NY, August 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1967
- Place: New Salem, NY · NEW SALEM, NY
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3164  67/8/31    NEW SALEM,NY        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0600                    N7236D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 875 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW SALEM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOTS KNEE HIT THROTTLE WHEN REACHING IN BACK FOR RAG. PKD ACFT N76041-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7236D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7236D), registered now, S/N 22-5062, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (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: New Salem

## Other investigations on N7236D (2)

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 ANC19LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA047), Aug 29, 2019: Piper PA-22-150 (N7236D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the aft left weld-on fuselage landing gear fitting due to a poor weld joint.
- [NTSB NYC68F0193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0193), Sep 8, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N7236D), Kingston, NY, 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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