- Date
- November 23, 1968
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6744JPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191785
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4347 68/11/23 AMITYVILLE,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 150 TIME - 1615 N6744J PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES AT DUCK HUNTERS. WING TIP CAUGHT WATER. ACFT SANK IN BAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6744J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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