# Accident 19750803022399A: Piper PA32260, Clifford, PA, August 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Clifford, PA
- Airport: Carbondale-Clffrd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6490° N, 75.5988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6490&lon=-75.5988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5528J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5528J-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803022399A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF RUNWAY INTO UNFINISHED CONSTRUCTION AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY

## 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 NYC76FHA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA05), Aug 3, 1975: Piper PA-32 (N5528J), Clifford, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5528J (1)

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

- [Accident 19990202000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990202000999A), Feb 2, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N5528J), Orlando, FL, Destroyed. (.4)The pilot stated that while climbing after takeoff the engine lost power. He turned back to the departure airport. Witnesses observed the aircraft…

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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