# NTSB NYC62F0691: Piper PA-28, N6415R, Johnstown, PA, May 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1967
- Place: Johnstown, PA · JOHNSTOWN, PA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC62F0691
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC62F0691

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1714  67/5/20    JOHNSTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1515                    N6415R              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LFT XWIND 40 DEG 15-30 KTS.PLT FOLLOWED ACFT IN PATTERN PRACTISING XWIND LNDGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6415R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6415R-1971-06-14), registration cancelled 1971-06-14, S/N 28-21594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Johnstown

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.

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