# NTSB NYC71FFJ04: Piper PA-23, N4167P, Syracuse, NY, August 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1970
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3234  70/8/20    SYRACUSE,NY         PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1125                    N4167P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 61, 2758 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            437 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- LDG GR LWRD APRX 8MI FROM FLD.LOST ALT DUE EXCESSIVE MANEUVERING.UN UNFEATHER L PROP-BATTERY LOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4167P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hancock Field

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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