# NTSB NYC76DFA37: Piper PA-28, N4915L, Hudson, NY, May 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1976
- Place: Hudson, NY · HUDSON, NY
- Location: 42.2519° N, 73.7860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2519&lon=-73.7860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1404  76/5/27    HUDSON,NY           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N4915L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 51, 736 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUDSON,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- HIT DEER ON RWY,FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4915L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4915L), registered now, S/N 28-4280, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia County

## Other investigations on N4915L (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 NYC01LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA200), Jul 27, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N4915L), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factor’s in this accident were a wind gust and the rocks located off the left side of the runway.

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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