- Date
- December 15, 1973
- Place
- Amityville, NY · AMITYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19731215040062A19731215040061A
- Case key
- 187568
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3714 73/12/15 AMITYVILLE,NY PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N6771J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 286 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 1 0 180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- HIT STINSON.LNDD ON RWY AFT COLLISION.ADVISED OF TRAFFIC BY PLT OF ANOTHER ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3714 73/12/15 AMITYVILLE,NY STINSON 108-1 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 40 TOTAL TIME - 1045 N2641 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ZAHNS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMITYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - OTHER CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PIPER OVERTOOK STINSON STRIKING TAIL AND CAUSING NOSE TO PITCH UP.BOTH ACFT ON FINAL APCH.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N2641
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Zahns
N2641Registration cancelled Jul 7, 2017 · Universal Stinson 108-1Airframe modelUniversal Stinson 108-1Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N6771J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Zahns
N6771JRegistration cancelled Aug 1, 2026 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.