# NTSB NYC78FHM16: Piper PA-28, N43182, Mahopac, NY, May 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1978
- Place: Mahopac, NY · MAHOPAC, NY
- Location: 41.3697° N, 73.7407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mahopac, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3697&lon=-73.7407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142031
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FHM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM16

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1568   78/5/7    MAHOPAC,NY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 110
        TIME - 1520                    N43182              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHOPAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAHOPAC,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43182](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43182-1982-08-23), registration cancelled 1982-08-23, S/N 28-7405180, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mahopac

## 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 19780507014119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780507014119A), May 7, 1978: Piper PA28180, Mahopac, NJ, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N43182 (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 NYC75FFA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA34), Apr 26, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N43182), Wurtsboro, NY, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.