NYC70DFA16

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Coxsackie, NY · March 25, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1970
Place
Coxsackie, NY · COXSACKIE, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5201WPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report October 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137216

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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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3-1098  70/3/25    COXSACKIE,NY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N5201W              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 48, 1336 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            144 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COXSACKIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COXSACKIE,NY                NEWBURGH,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N5201W
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Coxsackie

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.