# NTSB NYC68F0055: Piper PA-20, N7338K, Red Hook, NY, July 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1967
- Place: Red Hook, NY · RED HOOK, NY
- Location: 41.9958° N, 73.8765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Hook, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9958&lon=-73.8765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2353  67/7/15    RED HOOK, NY        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 441
        TIME - 1700                    N7338K              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PERFORMANCE TEST PRIOR TO FERRY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7338K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Park

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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