- Date
- January 31, 1971
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159733
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0004 71/1/31 AMITYVILLE,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N7161R PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 51, 3240 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 750 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- N6749J DAMAGED VERTICAL STABILIZER,BEACON,PROP.N7161R DAMAGED RIGHT GEAR.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0004 71/1/31 AMITYVILLE,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1020 N6749J PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- N6749J DAMAGED VERTICAL STABILIZER,BEACON,PROP.N7161R DAMAGED RIGHT GEAR.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6749J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Zahns
N6749JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N7161R
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Zahns
N7161RRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N6749J · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.