# NTSB NYC71AN046: Piper PA-28, N5852U, Hammondsport, NY, October 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1970
- Place: Hammondsport, NY · HAMMONDSPORT, NY
- Location: 42.4087° N, 77.2229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammondsport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4087&lon=-77.2229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165411
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1645   70/10/9   HAMMONDSPORT,NY     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1240                    N5852U              PX-  1  1  0  FIRE CONTROL              AGE 27, 1868 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            765 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BATH-HAMMONDSPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMMONDSPORT,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          NONE                                                      10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK ROOF OF HOUSE AND CHIMNEY. PLT DIED 11/25/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5852U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5852U-1971-03-16), registration cancelled 1971-03-16, S/N 28-26684 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Bath-Hammondsport

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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