# NTSB NYC68D0273: Piper PA-22, N9408D, Little Ferry, NJ, October 23, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1967
- Place: Little Ferry, NJ · LITTLE FERRY, NJ
- Location: 40.8427° N, 74.0338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Ferry, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8427&lon=-74.0338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112756
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4022  67/10/23   LITTLE FERRY,NJ     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N9408D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  41, 9000 TOTAL HOURS, 25
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE FERRY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG IN RIVER. SEAPLANE BASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9408D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Ferry

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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