# NTSB NYC70I0048: Piper PA-32, N4145R, Flushing, NY, October 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1969
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70I0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70I0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0028  69/10/30   FLUSHING,NY         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3500
        TIME - 1020                    N4145R              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHERRY RIDGE,PA             FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4145R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4145R-2012-06-07), registration cancelled 2012-06-07, S/N 32-40495, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: La Guardia

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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