# NTSB NYC73DFA31: Piper PA-22, N5876Z, Glens Falls, NY, May 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1973
- Place: Glens Falls, NY · GLENS FALLS, NY
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DFA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DFA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1275   73/5/7    GLENS FALLS,NY      PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 127
        TIME - 1145                    N5876Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENS FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENS FALLS,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/D ABT 30FT BFR RWY,HIT MOUND OF DIRT CAUSED ACFT RISE APRX 30FT IN AIR.NOSE GR COLLAPSED ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5876Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5876Z), registered now, S/N 22-9736, built 1963 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glens Falls

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730507011209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730507011209A), May 7, 1973: Piper PA22108, Glens Falls, NY, Substantial damage. T/d abt 30FT bfr rwy,hit mound of dirt caused acft rise aprx 30FT in air. Nose gr collapsed on rwy.

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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