# NTSB NYC68F0483: Piper PA-28, N5144L, Holbrook, NY, May 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1968
- Place: Holbrook, NY · HOLBROOK, NY
- Location: 40.7944° N, 73.0700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7944&lon=-73.0700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0483
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0483

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3603   68/5/8    HOLBROOK,NY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      PRIVATE, AGE 41, 415
        TIME - 1925                    N5144L              PX-  0  1  2                            TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - L.I.MACARTHUR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        UNDER INVESTIGATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5144L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5144L-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 28-4429 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: L.I.Macarthur

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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