# NTSB NYC77FFJ17: Piper PA-28, N5622W, Binghamton, NY, April 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Binghamton, NY · BINGHAMTON, NY
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FFJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2141  77/4/20  NR.BINGHAMTON,NY      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 200
        TIME - 2000                    N5622W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BINGHAMTON,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5622W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5622W-2012-09-18), registration cancelled 2012-09-18, S/N 28-765, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (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: 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 19770420011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420011449A), Apr 20, 1977: Piper PA28160, Binghamton, NY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5622W (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA005), Oct 27, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5622W), Great Bend, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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