# NTSB NYC76FHJ33: Piper PA-28, N33165, Mattituck, NY, September 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1976
- Place: Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
- Location: 41.0049° N, 72.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattituck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0049&lon=-72.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3693  76/9/23    MATTITUCK,NY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 800
        TIME - 1130                    N33165              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK AIRBASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              MATTITUCK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- TAXIING BACK ON R SIDE OF RWY,OTR ACFT ON FINAL.HIT FENCE OBSCURED BY SHRUBBERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33165](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33165-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N 28-7525166, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mattituck Airbase

## 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 19760923029309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760923029309A), Sep 23, 1976: Piper PA28140, Mattituck, NY, Substantial damage. Taxiing back on r side of rwy,otr acft on final. Hit fence obscured by shrubbery.

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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