NYC76AN076

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-31 · Oriskany, NY · February 11, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 11, 1976
Place
Oriskany, NY · ORISKANY, NY
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6768LPiper PA-31
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760211005699A
Case key
152824

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0368  76/2/11    ORISKANY,NY         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2056
        TIME - 1840                    N6768L              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 259 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONEIDA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 ORISKANY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- DRG LNDG ROLL ACFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO L,PLT COULD NOT PUSH PEDALS FWD.ICE/SLUSH ARND STEERING LNK

Aircraft

Registration
N6768L
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Oneida County

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Other investigations on N6768L · 1

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