# NTSB NYC80FHJ07: Piper PA-38, N2556L, Farmingdale, NY, January 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1980
- Place: Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0224   80/1/4    FARMINGDALE,NY      PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N2556L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGDALE,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- COLLISION WITH PARKED FUEL TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2556L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Republic

## 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 19800104004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104004139A), Jan 4, 1980: Piper PA38112, Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot misjudged distance to a truck on edge of taxiway. Wing hit truck. Aircraft pivoted into truck.

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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