# NTSB NYC79FFJ16: Piper PA-28, N5963U, Brockport, NY, May 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1979
- Place: Brockport, NY · BROCKPORT, NY
- Location: 43.2133° N, 77.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2133&lon=-77.9408&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FFJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1019   79/5/8    BROCKPORT,NY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1010                    N5963U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEDEDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROCKPORT,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH WIND-TEE FOLLOWED BY DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5963U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5963U-2019-11-04), registration cancelled 2019-11-04, S/N 28-26869, built 1970 (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)
- 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
- Airport: Lededale

## 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 19790508009459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508009459A), May 8, 1979: Piper PA28140, Brockport, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot aborted takeoff,veered off runway into wind tee and drainage ditch.

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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