# NTSB NYC71DFA46: Piper PA-32, N4862S, Cairo, NY, January 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1971
- Place: Cairo, NY · CAIRO, NY
- Location: 42.3052° N, 74.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3052&lon=-74.0118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0403  71/1/11    CAIRO,NY            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N4862S              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEHOLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AMITYVILLE,NY               POUGHKEEPSIE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ARPT CLOSED DRG WINTER MONTHS.INTERMITTANT LOW OIL PRESSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4862S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4862S-2012-12-07), registration cancelled 2012-12-07, S/N 32-1297, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Freehold

## Other investigations on N4862S (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 MIA86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA028), Nov 9, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N4862S), Sorrento, FL, destroyed, 3 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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