# NTSB NYC68F0227: Piper PA-24, N8734P, Spring Valley, NY, October 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1967
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0227

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3904   67/10/6   SPRING VALLEY,NY    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 375
        TIME - 1545                    N8734P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMARO VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- GEAR STRUCK ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8734P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8734P-1991-12-04), registration cancelled 1991-12-04, S/N 244184 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ramaro Valley

## Other investigations on N8734P (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 NYC86FA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA214), Aug 22, 1986: Piper PA-24-260 (N8734P), Ft. Dix, NJ, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB NYC67F0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0024), Jun 12, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8734P), Spring Valley, 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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