NYC70A0009

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Hillsdale, NY · July 11, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 11, 1969
Place
Hillsdale, NY · HILLSDALE, NY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7033RPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report November 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170692

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2458  69/7/11    HILLSDALE,NY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2100                    N7033R              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  27, 48 TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT BARRINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSDALE,NY                HILLSDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST ON NIGHT FLT. FLEW INTO MNTN SIDE.  CANADIAN PLT CERTIFICATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7033R
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Great Barrington

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.