# NTSB NYC71FFJ21: Piper PA-28, N5935U, Rochester, NY, January 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1971
- Place: Rochester, NY · ROCHESTER, NY
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFJ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFJ21

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0385   71/1/2    ROCHESTER,NY        BEECH 23            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 154
        TIME - 1505                    N8760M              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WHILE WAITING FOR TAKE OFF.ACFT HIT BY N5935U.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0385   71/1/2    ROCHESTER NY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N5935U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- RWY,TWY COVERED WITH ICE,PACKED SNW.DURG ENG RUNUP,ACFT BEGAN SLIDE.PWR CUT,UN TO STOP,HIT N876OM.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N5935U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5935U-1980-07-31), registration cancelled 1980-07-31, S/N 28-26836 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rochester

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8760M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8760M), registered now, S/N M-548 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Registry model: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rochester

## Other investigations on N5935U (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 NYC79FFJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ05), Nov 5, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5935U), Boston, NY, destroyed

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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