# NTSB NYC72FHM21: Piper PA-28, N5675W, Redhook, NY, December 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1971
- Place: Redhook, NY · REDHOOK, NY
- Location: 41.9958° N, 73.8765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Hook, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9958&lon=-73.8765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4053   71/12/4   REDHOOK,NY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 250
        TIME - 1045                    N5675W              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAPPINGERS FALLS,NY         COLUMBIA CTY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5675W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5675W), registered now, S/N 28-898, built 1962 (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: Skypark

## Other investigations on N5675W (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 UNK64X2517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2517), Jun 27, 1964: Piper PA28 (N5675W), Northhampton, 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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