# NTSB NYC74FFJ07: Piper PA-28, N4262T, Honeoye Falls, NY, September 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1973
- Place: Honeoye Falls, NY · HONEOYE FALLS, NY
- Location: 42.9547° N, 77.5911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honeoye Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9547&lon=-77.5911&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FFJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3615   73/9/3    HONEOYE FALLS,NY    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 445
        TIME - 1800                    N4262T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONEOYE FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BINGHAMTON,NY               COLS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PUSHED NOSE DOWN TO AVOID PWR LINES,R WHEEL HIT ROOF OF TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4262T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4262T-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 28-7225108, built 1971 (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: Honeoye 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 19730903038429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903038429A), Sep 3, 1973: Piper PA28140, Honeoye Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Pushed nose down to avoid pwr lines,r wheel hit roof of truck.

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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