# NTSB NYC78FA058: Piper PA-31, N9057Y, Fleetville, PA, May 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: Fleetville, PA · FLEETVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.5981° N, 75.7146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fleetville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5981&lon=-75.7146&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1430  78/5/23    FLEETVILLE,PA       PIPER PA-31         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1905                    N9057Y              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            60, 23000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENDLESS MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                ROCHESTER,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PILOT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 130MG%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9057Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9057Y-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 31-80, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Endless Mountain

## 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 19780523018849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523018849A), May 23, 1978: Piper PA31, Fleetville, PA, Destroyed. Pilot blood alcohol level 130MG .

## Other investigations on N9057Y (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 NYC74AN081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN081), Mar 15, 1974: Piper PA-31 (N9057Y), Providence, RI, substantial damage

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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