# NTSB NYC71FNA51: Piper PA-28, N5695W, Oak Bluffs, MA, June 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1971
- Place: Oak Bluffs, MA · OAK BLUFFS, MA
- Location: 41.4538° N, 70.5649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Bluffs, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4538&lon=-70.5649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161166
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FNA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0161   71/6/6    OAK BLUFFS,MASS     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 300
        TIME - 1945                    N5695W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK BLUFFS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAK BLUFFS,MASS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5695W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5695W), registered now, S/N 28-1070, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (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: Oak Bluffs

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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