# NTSB NYC77FHM04: Piper PA-22, Spring Valley, NY, November 28, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1976
- Place: Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Location: 41.1146° N, 74.0487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring Valley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1146&lon=-74.0487&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0023  76/11/28   SPRING VALLEY,NY    PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 119
        TIME - 1140                    CGUCV               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRING VALLEY,NY            RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CGUCV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ramapo Valley

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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