Piper PA-24 N9072P
5 August 1972 · Cooperstown, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1972 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-24 registered N9072P, operated by Metro Flying C, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cooperstown, New York, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cooperstown, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cooperstown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24
- Registration
- N9072P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Metro Flying C
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Teterboro, Nj → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0802
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
IMPROPER SHORT FLD TECHNIQUE. ACFT RAN DOWN EMBANKMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Kewanna, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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| 24 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Seymour, Indiana, United States | Com-Naire Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Erlanger, Kentucky, United States | Greater Cincin | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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