# NTSB NYC77DFA28: Piper PA-28, N15958, Cairo, NY, May 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1977
- Place: Cairo, NY · CAIRO, NY
- Location: 42.3052° N, 74.0118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cairo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3052&lon=-74.0118&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77DFA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3627  77/5/12    CAIRO,NY            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1348
        TIME - 1100                    N15958              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 668 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPORT HAVEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             CAIRO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WET GRASS RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15958 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sport Haven

## 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 19770512026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770512026409A), May 12, 1977: Piper PA28180, Cairo, NY, Substantial damage. Wet grass rwy

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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