# NTSB NYC75AN051: Piper PA-22, N8831D, Westville, NY, October 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Westville, NY · WESTVILLE, NY
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4327  74/10/19   WESTVILLE,NY        PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N8831D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOPERSTOWN WESTV
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANVILLE,NJ                 UTICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- TOXICOLOGICAL TEST SHOWED HIGH CO CONTENT.MUFFLER HAD CRACK WHICH PERMITTED ESCAPE OF EXHAUST GAS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8831D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8831D-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 22-6001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Cooperstown Westv

## 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 19741019044409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019044409A), Oct 19, 1974: Piper PA22160, Westville, NY, Destroyed. Toxicological test showed high co content. Muffler had crack which permitted escape of exhaust gas.

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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