# NTSB NYC77FA018: Piper PA-31, N59825, Grand View, NY, December 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1976
- Place: Grand View, NY · GRAND VIEW, NY
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA018

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3809   76/12/4 NR.GRAND VIEW, NY     CESSNA 172N         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1205                    N75604              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 536 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  3  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
        REMARKS- SMALL SECTION OF R WING,FWD OF R AILERON,DISCLOSED HALF MOON SHAPE INDENTATION.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3809   76/12/4 NR.GRAND VIEW,NY      PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 3000
        TIME - 1205                    N59825              PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHIADELPHIA,PA              WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
        REMARKS- FRESH SCUFF MARKS ON LEADING EDGE OF DE-ICING BOOT OF VERTICAL STABILIZER.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N59825](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59825-1977-01-12), registration cancelled 1977-01-12, S/N 31-7652076 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N75604](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75604-1977-03-04), registration cancelled 1977-03-04, S/N 17267844, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (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: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19761204041811A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204041811A), Dec 4, 1976: Piper PA31350, Grand View, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Fresh scuff marks on leading edge of de-icing boot of vertical stabilizer.
- [Accident 19761204041812A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761204041812A), Dec 4, 1976: Cessna 172D, Grand View, NY, Destroyed. Small section of r wing,fwd of r aileron,disclosed half moon shape indentation.

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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