# Accident 19751109040769A: Piper PA28140, Coatesville, PA, November 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1975
- Place: Coatesville, PA
- Airport: G O Carlson Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8771N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771N-1976-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,516 total, 1,326 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751109040769A

## Narrative

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

REDUCED PWR EXPD SURGING ENG,FLUCTUATING RPM AND EGT SETTINGS.

## 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 NYC76FHD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD13), Nov 9, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N8771N), Coatesville, 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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