# NTSB NYC71DFJ15: Piper PA-24, N6465P, Weedsport, NY, October 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1970
- Place: Weedsport, NY · WEEDSPORT, NY
- Location: 43.0481° N, 76.5636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weedsport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0481&lon=-76.5636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4022   70/10/2   WEEDSPORT,NY        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 781
        TIME - 1900                    N6465P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITFORDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERVILLE,ME               WEEDSPORT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      55
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           24                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LND FAST IN CONDITION OF VBL X-WIND 24K GUSTING TO 40K. RAN OFF END INTO DIRT MOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6465P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6465P), registered now, S/N 24-1580, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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: Whitfords

## Other investigations on N6465P (2)

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 ERA24LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA177), Apr 8, 2024: Piper PA-24-250 (N6465P), Carrabassett, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC78FNC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC26), May 14, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N6465P), Barnstead, NH, substantial damage

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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