# NTSB NYC75FFA27: Piper PA-28, N679P, Wallkill, NY, February 7, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1975
- Place: Wallkill, NY · WALLKILL, NY
- Location: 41.6084° N, 74.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallkill, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6084&lon=-74.1646&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FFA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0448   75/2/7    WALLKILL,NY         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N679P               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOBELT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALLKILL,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK 2 METAL POLES ABT 40FT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N679P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N679P-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 28-3962 (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: Kobelt

## 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 19750207002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750207002299A), Feb 7, 1975: Piper PA28180, Wallkill, NY, Substantial damage. Struck 2 metal poles abt 40FT off the side of the rwy.

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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