# NTSB NYC66F0254: Piper PA-28, N6378W, Philadelphia, PA, September 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 28, 1965
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0254

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0642  65/9/28    PHILADELPHIA PA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N6378W              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 43, 11000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERNATIONAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- TWA RAMP TRUCK MOVING TO EAST STRUCK LEFT SIDE N6378W WHILE IT TAXIED NORTH ON RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6378W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6378W), registered now, S/N 28-20441 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: International

## Other investigations on N6378W (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 NYC66D0606](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0606), Apr 8, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6378W), Laurel, MD, substantial damage

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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