# NTSB NYC76ON004: Piper PA-30, N7038Y, S Coast, Canary Islands, September 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1975
- Place: S Coast, Canary Islands · S COAST, Iceland
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76ON004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76ON004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0064  75/9/14  NR.S COAST,ICELAND    PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1350
        TIME - 1835                    N7038Y              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDINBURGH,SCOTLAND          REYKJAVIK,ICELAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RCVRD FROM EYJAFJALLAJOKULL GLACIER 9/15/75.INVEST & RPRTD BY ICELANDIC GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7038Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7038Y-1994-03-16), registration cancelled 1994-03-16, S/N 3041 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (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 19750914043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914043239A), Sep 14, 1975: Piper PA30, S Coast, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Rcvrd from eyjafells glacier. Invest under jurisdiction of the icelandic govt.

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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