# NTSB NYC79DFJ08: Piper PA-23, N6929Y, Weedsport, NY, December 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Weedsport, NY · WEEDSPORT, NY
- Location: 43.0481° N, 76.5636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weedsport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0481&lon=-76.5636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DFJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4154  78/12/28   WEEDSPORT,NY        PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 6000
        TIME - 2100                    N6929Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITFORDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MI                  WEEDSPORT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- FBO ASSURED PLT RWY WOULD BE PLOWED,PLT DPTD.SNOW EQPT BROKE DWN,PLOWING NOT DONE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6929Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6929Y-2022-03-05), registration cancelled 2022-03-05, S/N 27-4286, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Whitfords

## 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 19781228043789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228043789A), Dec 28, 1978: Piper PA23, Weedsport, NY, Substantial damage. FBO assured plt rwy would be plowed,plt dptd. Snow eqpt broke dwn,ing not done.

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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