# NTSB NYC76AN076: Piper PA-31, N6768L, Oriskany, NY, February 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1976
- Place: Oriskany, NY · ORISKANY, NY
- Location: 43.1568° N, 75.3335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oriskany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1568&lon=-75.3335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0368  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6768L-1992-06-11), registration cancelled 1992-06-11, S/N 31675 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oneida County

## 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 19760211005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760211005699A), Feb 11, 1976: Piper PA31, Oriskany, NY, Substantial damage. Drg lndg roll acft started to drift to l,plt could not push pedals fwd. Ice/slush arnd steering lnk

## Other investigations on N6768L (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78DLA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA49), Sep 8, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N6768L), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

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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