# NTSB NYC70F0072: Piper PA-23, N6879Y, Clayton, NY, July 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1969
- Place: Clayton, NY · CLAYTON, NY
- Location: 44.2375° N, 76.0827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2375&lon=-76.0827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6879Y-1971-03-20), registration cancelled 1971-03-20, S/N 27-4226 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paddock Field

## Other investigations on N6879Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC71AN062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN062), Nov 19, 1970: Piper PA-23 (N6879Y), Poestenkill, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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