# NTSB NYC74DFS24: Piper PA-28, N1323T, Penn Yan, NY, February 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1974
- Place: Penn Yan, NY · PENN YAN, NY
- Location: 42.6607° N, 77.0531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Penn Yan, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6607&lon=-77.0531&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DFS24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFS24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0182  74/2/10    PENN YAN,NY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N1323T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENN YAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEEDSPORT,NY                PENN YAN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT LANDED SHORT.AIRCRAFT STRUCK DIRTBANK AND SHEARED OFF LANDING GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1323T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1323T-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 28-7225462, built 1972 (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: [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: Penn Yan

## 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 19740210004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740210004579A), Feb 10, 1974: Piper PA28140, Penn Yan, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot landed short. Aircraft struck dirtbank and sheared off landing gear.

## Other investigations on N1323T (2)

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 NYC90LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA128), Jun 12, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N1323T), Marcellus, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AFTER TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE THE UPSLOPE GRADIENT OF THE RUNWAY.
- [NTSB NYC84LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA025), Nov 9, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N1323T), Syracuse, NY, 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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