# NTSB NYC74DFA06: Piper PA-28, N95091, Cobleskill, NY, August 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1973
- Place: Cobleskill, NY · COBLESKILL, NY
- Location: 42.6790° N, 74.4852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cobleskill, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6790&lon=-74.4852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DFA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2376  73/8/25    COBLESKILL,NY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N95091              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOHARIE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELLINGTON,CONN              COBLESKILL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM MECHANICAL
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG,WHILE REACHING FOR BRAKE HANDLE SHIRT SLEEVE CAUGHT ON FLAP HANDLE.STRUCK ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95091](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95091), registered now, S/N 28-25805, built 1969 (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)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schoharie Co

## 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 19730825027249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825027249A), Aug 25, 1973: Piper PA28140, Cobleskill, NY, Substantial damage. Lndd long,while reaching for brake handle shirt sleeve caught on flap handle. Struck rocks.

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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