# NTSB NYC76FFA31: Piper PA-17, N4616H, Vernon, NY, April 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1976
- Place: Vernon, NY · VERNON, NY
- Location: 43.0792° N, 75.5386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0792&lon=-75.5386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FFA31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1405  76/4/14    VERNON,NY           PIPER PA-17         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 314
        TIME - 1300                    N4616H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BENNINGTON,VT               BECKSGROVE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4616H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4616H), registered now, S/N 17-33, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-17
- Registry model: [Piper PA-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (registry code 7101702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760414009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760414009399A), Apr 14, 1976: Piper PA17, Vernon, NY, 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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