# NTSB NYC79FFA24: Piper PA-11, N143R, Alplaus, NY, June 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1979
- Place: Alplaus, NY · ALPLAUS, NY
- Location: 42.8554° N, 73.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alplaus, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8554&lon=-73.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1942  79/6/23    ALPLAUS,NY          PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N143R               PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  41, 2591 TOTAL HOURS, 800
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLS SEAPLANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALPLAUS,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- PAX STANDING ON FLOATING DOCK JUMPED ON R FLOAT & FELL INTO PROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N143R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143R), registered now, S/N 11-1520, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wells Seaplane

## 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 19790623014969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623014969A), Jun 23, 1979: Piper PA11S, Alplaus, NY, 1 fatal. While the seaplane was docking a spectator stepped onto the float and into the propeller.

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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