# NTSB NYC76DHI03: Piper PA-23, N14007, Shelter Isl, NY, August 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Shelter Isl, NY · SHELTER ISL, NY
- Location: 41.0553° N, 72.2971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelter Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0553&lon=-72.2971&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DHI03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHI03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2711   75/8/3    SHELTER ISL,NY      PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 3650
        TIME - 1430                    N14007              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELTER ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST HAMPTON,NY             SHELTER ISL,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE AIR SPEED ON FINAL APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14007](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14007-1977-10-26), registration cancelled 1977-10-26, S/N 27-4625 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shelter Island

## 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 19750803027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803027019A), Aug 3, 1975: Piper PA23250, Shelter Isl, NY, Substantial damage. Excessive air speed on final approach.

## Other investigations on N14007 (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 NYC77FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA077), Aug 2, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N14007), No Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

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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