# NTSB NYC69F0182: Piper PA-28, N6833W, Croton Lake, NY, August 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1968
- Place: Croton Lake, NY · CROTON LAKE, NY
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0182
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0182

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3493  68/8/29    CROTON LAKE,NY      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 167
        TIME - 1600                    N6833W              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CROTON AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- STRUCK STONE WALL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6833W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6833W-1970-06-19), registration cancelled 1970-06-19, S/N 28-20974 (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: Croton Airpark

## Other investigations on N6833W (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 NYC68D0336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0336), Dec 24, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N6833W), Monticello, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0053), Jul 2, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6833W), White Plains, 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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