# NTSB NYC7LDNC03: Piper PA-24, N6442P, Warren, VT, July 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1975
- Place: Warren, VT · WARREN, VT
- Location: 44.1120° N, 72.8559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warren, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1120&lon=-72.8559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC7LDNC03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC7LDNC03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2123  75/7/26    WARREN,VT           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 421
        TIME - 1150                    N6442P              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN-SUGARBUSH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTPELIER,VT               WARREN,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          315                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCH-DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY,LDG GEAR SHEARED ON EXPOSED RUNWAY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6442P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6442P), registered now, S/N 24-1555, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warren-Sugarbush

## 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 19750726022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726022939A), Jul 26, 1975: Piper PA24250, Warren, VT, Substantial damage. Acft touch-down short of runway,ldg gear sheared on exposed runway lip.

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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