# NTSB NYC75FFJ22: Piper PA-32, N3337W, Ovid, NY, April 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1975
- Place: Ovid, NY · OVID, NY
- Location: 42.6756° N, 76.8229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ovid, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6756&lon=-76.8229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FFJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0788  75/4/18    OVID,NY             PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 266
        TIME - 1310                    N3337W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OVID
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OVID,NY                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENGINE STOPPED DURING FINAL APPROACH LANDED SHORT INVEST DISCLSED ENGINE CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3337W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3337W-1976-05-20), registration cancelled 1976-05-20, S/N 32-174, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ovid

## 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 19750418008829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750418008829A), Apr 18, 1975: Piper PA32260, Ovid, NY, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during final approach landed short invest disclsed engine capable of normal opn.

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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