# NTSB NYC77FA098: Piper PA-28R, N2375T, Montauk Point, NY, September 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1977
- Place: Montauk Point, NY · MONTAUK POINT, NY
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FA098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2840  77/9/16  NR.MONTAUK POINT,NY   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 335
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2375T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTAUK,NY                  FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG PRESUMED. PLT AND PAX RECOVERED FM ATLANTIC OCEAN 9/22/77 & 9/25/77.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2375T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2375T-1983-08-16), registration cancelled 1983-08-16, S/N 28R-7135215, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (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 19770916041019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770916041019A), Sep 16, 1977: Piper PA28R200, Montauk Point, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft dmg presumed. Plt and pax recovered fm atlantic ocean 9/22/77 & 9/25/77.

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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