# NTSB NYC72AN013: Piper PA-28, N5563W, Wanaque, NJ, July 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1971
- Place: Wanaque, NJ · WANAQUE, NJ
- Location: 41.0424° N, 74.2886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wanaque, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0424&lon=-74.2886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1567  71/7/29    WANAQUE,NJ          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 180
        TIME - 0025                    N5563W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINDEN,NJ                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BOUNCED,SEAT BACKREST RECLINED,PLT PUSHED CTLS FWD.PLT SAID SEAT BELT WAS OVR BACKREST CTL HANDLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5563W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5563W-1971-09-16), registration cancelled 1971-09-16, S/N 28-656 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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