# NTSB NYC80FFA12: Piper PA-28, N7204J, Hudson, NY, March 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1980
- Place: Hudson, NY · HUDSON, NY
- Location: 42.2519° N, 73.7860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2519&lon=-73.7860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132006
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FFA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0868  80/3/16    HUDSON,NY           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N7204J              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUDSON,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7204J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7204J-1982-12-13), registration cancelled 1982-12-13, S/N 28-24535 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia Co

## 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 19800316011319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800316011319A), Mar 16, 1980: Piper PA28160, Hudson, NY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on touch and go. Veered off runway into a snowbank.

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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