# NTSB NYC66F0405: Piper P A-28, N8418W, Mt Alton, PA, December 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1965
- Place: Mt Alton, PA · MT ALTON, PA
- Location: 41.7942° N, 78.6278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Alton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7942&lon=-78.6278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0405
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0405

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3628  65/12/28   MT ALTON PA         PIPER P A-28        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 200
        TIME - 1708                    N8418W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADFORD-MCKEAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8418W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8418W), registered now, S/N 28-2644, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER P A-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradford-Mckean

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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