# NTSB NYC70DHJ05: Piper PA-28, N5743F, Ronkonkoma, NY, March 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1970
- Place: Ronkonkoma, NY · RONKONKOMA, NY
- Location: 40.8035° N, 73.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ronkonkoma, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8035&lon=-73.1245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136795
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DHJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DHJ05

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1016  70/3/15    RONKONKOMA,NY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 525
        TIME - 1053                    N9591W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RONKONKOMA,NY               EAST HAMPTON,NY              FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- L WING OF N9591W WAITING T/O CLEARANCE,HIT BY CHEROKEE N5743F.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1016  70/3/15    RONKONKOMA,NY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1053                    N5743F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 48, 3466 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            257 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                RONKONKOMA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- N5743F HIT PARKED CHEROKEE N9591W WAITING T/O CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N5743F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Island

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9591W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9591W-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 28-23039 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Island

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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