# NTSB NYC74IN100: Piper PA-28R, N5635S, Alexandria Bay, NY, June 1, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1974
- Place: Alexandria Bay, NY · ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY
- Location: 44.3372° N, 75.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria Bay, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3372&lon=-75.9227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132532
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0014   74/6/1    ALEXANDRIA BAY,NY   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1615                    N5635S              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            973 TOTAL HOURS, 144 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THOUSAND ISLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALEXANDRIA BAY,NY           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLT PERFORMED BY AIR TAXI OPERATOR.NOSEWHEEL STRUCK A CHUCK HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5635S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Thousand Islands

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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