- Date
- June 29, 1969
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9707DPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165045
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2662 69/6/29 AMITYVILLE,NY PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 600 TIME - 2130 N9707D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTCHESTER,NY AMITYVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT OBSVD RWY PARTIALLY LGTD DRG APCH.OTR LGTD ARPT AVBL IN ADJACENT AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9707D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahns
N9707DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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