# Accident 19750402005811A: Piper PA28R200, Butler, PA, April 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1975
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Butler Graham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8616° N, 79.8962° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butler, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8616&lon=-79.8962&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56130, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 24 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402005811A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO OTR TAXIING ACFT NR RWY.APPLD EXCESSIVE RUDDER,LOST CTL.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N56704, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19750402005812A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402005812A)

## 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 NYC75FGM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM31), Apr 2, 1975: Piper PA-28R (N56130), Butler, PA, substantial damage

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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