# NTSB NYC68F0260: Piper PA-16, N5971H, Canastota, NY, September 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1967
- Place: Canastota, NY · CANASTOTA, NY
- Location: 43.0841° N, 75.7555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canastota, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0841&lon=-75.7555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113962
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0260

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3987   67/9/7    CANASTOTA,NY        PIPER PA-16         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 14 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N5971H              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANASTOTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PARKED ACFT-CESSNA 172 N6801X,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5971H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5971H-1971-10-27), registration cancelled 1971-10-27, S/N 16-599, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Canastota

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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