# NTSB NYC71FFM15: Piper PA-24, N5959P, Woronoco, MA, September 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1970
- Place: Woronoco, MA · WORONOCO, MA
- Location: 42.1640° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woronoco, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1640&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3743   70/9/9    WORONOCO,MASS       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 7000
        TIME - 1015                    N5959P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BARNES MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GLOUSTESTER,VA              CLAREMONT,NH                 DEER PARK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       62
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT MTN RIDGE APRX 4MI W OF BARNES MUNI,IN CTL ZONE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5959P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5959P-1978-01-02), registration cancelled 1978-01-02, S/N 24-1050, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Barnes Muni

## Other investigations on N5959P (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 CHI68F0757](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0757), May 5, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N5959P), Michigan City, IN, 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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