# NTSB NYC76AN040: Piper PA-34, N15340, Montuak Point, NY, October 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 6, 1975
- Place: Montuak Point, NY · MONTUAK POINT, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3609   75/10/6   MONTUAK POINT,NY    PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1150                    N15340              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            31, 9780 TOTAL HOURS, 375
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY PORTEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,NH                  MONTUAK POINT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: PRESSURE REGULATORS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- ACFT EQPD WITH POLISHED REFLECTIVE AREAS ON EACH NACELLE TO OBSV GR IN DOWN PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15340 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Portel

## 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 19751006039639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751006039639A), Oct 6, 1975: Piper PA34200, Montuak Point, NY, Substantial damage. Acft eqpd with polished reflective areas on each nacelle to obsv gr in down psn.

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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