# NTSB NYC69D0211: Piper PA-28, N6335W, Middletown, NY, October 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1968
- Place: Middletown, NY · MIDDLETOWN, NY
- Location: 41.4449° N, 74.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4449&lon=-74.4236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107576
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4121  68/10/20   MIDDLETOWN,NY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6335W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANDALL
        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 - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6335W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6335W-1971-05-06), registration cancelled 1971-05-06, S/N 28-20392 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Randall

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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