# NTSB NYC78FA080: Piper PA-28, N5841F, Cassadaga, NY, August 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Cassadaga, NY · CASSADAGA, NY
- Location: 42.3416° N, 79.3170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassadaga, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3416&lon=-79.3170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2361  78/8/13  NR.CASSADAGA,NY       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N5841F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 668 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            246 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED EMERG LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5841F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5841F-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N 28-7715150, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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 19780813038139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813038139A), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA28151, Cassadaga, NY, Substantial damage. Simulated emerg ldg.

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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