# NTSB NYC78FHJ14: Piper PA-28, N40797, Coram, NY, June 18, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1978
- Place: Coram, NY · CORAM, NY
- Location: 40.8812° N, 73.0059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coram, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8812&lon=-73.0059&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2588  78/6/18    CORAM,NY            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1705                    N40797              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 708 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORAM AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORAM,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WHEN OBSVD AT TIME OF ACDT ARPT WINDSOCK INDICATED BRISK SW WIND.TKOF WAS NE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40797](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40797-1978-11-09), registration cancelled 1978-11-09, S/N 28-7425168, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coram Air Park

## 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 19780618026239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618026239A), Jun 18, 1978: Piper PA28140, Coram, NY, Destroyed. When obsvd at time of acdt arpt windsock indicated brisk sw wind. Was NE.

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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