# NTSB NYC75FNA11: Piper PA-28, N55405, Oak Bluffs, MA, August 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1974
- Place: Oak Bluffs, MA · OAK BLUFFS, MA
- Location: 41.4538° N, 70.5649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Bluffs, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4538&lon=-70.5649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2321  74/8/16    OAK BLUFFS,MASS     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1815                    N55405              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAK BLUFFS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    OAK BLUFFS,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT HAD DIFFICULTY IN SEEING THE END OF THE RWY BECAUSE OF SUN IN HIS EYES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55405](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55405-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 287305376 (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: Oak Bluffs

## 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 19740816026959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740816026959A), Aug 16, 1974: Piper PA28180, Castroville, MA, Substantial damage. Spraying artichokes. Hit pwr pole 2 ft from top.

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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