# NTSB NYC70DFA16: Piper PA-28, N5201W, Coxsackie, NY, March 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1970
- Place: Coxsackie, NY · COXSACKIE, NY
- Location: 42.3576° N, 73.8080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coxsackie, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3576&lon=-73.8080&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5201W), registered now, S/N 28-236, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coxsackie

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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