NYC70AN114

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Spring Valley, NY · April 19, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 19, 1970
Place
Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9411WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
135473

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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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3-0762  70/4/19    SPRING VALLEY,NY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 147
        TIME - 1205                    N9411W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMITYVILLE,NY               SPRING VALLEY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT LND 1/2 TO 3/4 DOWN RWY AT EXCESSIVE SPEED. ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES ON GO AROUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N9411W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ramapo Valley

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.