# NTSB NYC68D0423: Piper PA-20, N5540A, Blossvale, NY, March 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1968
- Place: Blossvale, NY · BLOSSVALE, NY
- Location: 43.2798° N, 75.6435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blossvale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2798&lon=-75.6435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0423
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0423

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0703  68/3/26    BLOSSVALE,NY        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1755                    N5540A              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 36, 1465 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BECKS GROVE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5540A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5540A-2017-05-16), registration cancelled 2017-05-16, S/N 20-982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (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: Becks Grove

## Other investigations on N5540A (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 ANC09CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA107), Sep 27, 2009: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to attempt an off-airport landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC07LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA055), Jun 24, 2007: Piper PA-20 (N5540A), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground-loop and main landing gear collapse. Factors contributing to the accident were the ground-loop and…

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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