- Date
- July 14, 1969
- Place
- Clayton, NY · CLAYTON, NY
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6879YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2921 69/7/14 CLAYTON,NY PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1069 TIME - 0515 N6879Y PX- 0 0 5 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PADDOCK FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GLENS FALLS,NY CLAYTON,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- ACFT CTCD DRAINAGE DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6879Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Paddock Field
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