# NTSB NYC72AN009: Piper PA-22, N4655Z, West Henrietta, NY, July 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1971
- Place: West Henrietta, NY · WEST HENRIETTA, NY
- Location: 43.0401° N, 77.6617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Henrietta, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0401&lon=-77.6617&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN009

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1389  71/7/21    WEST HENRIETTA,NY   PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 33,
        TIME - 1920                    N4655Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALDUZZI STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST HENRIETTA,NY          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS STATED,MISFIRED ON T/O RUN.PLT CONT FLT TO 75 FT AGL.STALLED TRYING TO RET.EX-STUDENT PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4655Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4655Z-1971-09-23), registration cancelled 1971-09-23, S/N 22-8178 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Balduzzi Strip

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.