# NTSB NYC72DFA30: Piper PA-28, N635FL, Oneonta, NY, January 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1972
- Place: Oneonta, NY · ONEONTA, NY
- Location: 42.4548° N, 75.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oneonta, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4548&lon=-75.0669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DFA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0274  72/1/16    ONEONTA,NY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N635FL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEONTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSFIELD,MASS             ONEONTA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     360
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD RWY 24,WND 360 GUSTING 25K.LOST CTL,HIT DITCH & TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N635FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N635FL-1975-02-08), registration cancelled 1975-02-08, S/N 28-7125533 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oneonta

## Other investigations on N635FL (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 NYC75FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA28), Dec 26, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N635FL), Norwood, MA, 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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