# Accident 19750220005589A: Piper PA28180, Johnstown, PA, February 20, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1975
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.3261° N, 78.9191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3261&lon=-78.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5009T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5009T-1990-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 57 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750220005589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DID NOT ADD THROTTLE UNTIL 3RD BOUNCE.PROP TIPS BENT LWR L ENG MOUNT STRUT TWISTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FGM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM24), Feb 20, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5009T), Johnstown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5009T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840422013969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840422013969A), Apr 22, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N5009T), Athens, GA, Destroyed. Lost control trying to circle for landing after approach in below minima weather. Flew into the ground on airport.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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