# NTSB NYC81DFA05: Piper PA-28, N9392W, Accord, NY, November 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1980
- Place: Accord, NY · ACCORD, NY
- Location: 41.8015° N, 74.2303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Accord, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8015&lon=-74.2303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DFA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3049   80/11/9   ACCORD,NY           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 358
        TIME - 1035                    N9392W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDERSON ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINDEN,NJ                   ACCORD,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORN FIELD ADJACENT TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9392W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9392W), registered now, S/N 28-11088, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (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: Anderson Acres

## 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 19801109073719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109073719A), Nov 9, 1980: Piper PA28235, Accord, NY, Substantial damage. Landed in soft, plowed field. Mistaken to be active runway. Areas are parallel &same size. Folded gear.

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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