# NTSB NYC77FA087: Piper PA-24, N8575P, New Lebanon, NY, August 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1977
- Place: New Lebanon, NY · NEW LEBANON, NY
- Location: 42.4640° N, 73.3965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Lebanon, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4640&lon=-73.3965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3725  77/8/25    NEW LEBANON,NY      PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 525
        TIME - 0020                    N8575P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBANY,NY                   RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8575P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8575P-1978-02-16), registration cancelled 1978-02-16, S/N 24-4032 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770825040619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770825040619A), Aug 25, 1977: Piper PA24260, New Lebanon, NY, Destroyed

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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