# NTSB NYC74FHJ19: Piper PA-28, N7447W, White Plains, NY, January 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1974
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187231
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0098  74/1/18    WHITE PLAINS,NY     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1404                    N7447W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7447W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7447W-2000-10-13), registration cancelled 2000-10-13, S/N 28-1336 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westchester 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 19740118001059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740118001059A), Jan 18, 1974: Piper PA28180, White Plains, 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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