NYC73DFA04

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Cooperstown, NY · July 5, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1972
Place
Cooperstown, NY · COOPERSTOWN, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4325TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167189

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3389   72/7/5    COOPERSTOWN,NY      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N4325T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERTOWN,NY                FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N4325T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cooperstown

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