# NTSB NYC66F0478: Piper PA-28, N4567R, Friedens, PA, January 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 21, 1966
- Place: Friedens, PA · FRIEDENS, PA
- Location: 40.0449° N, 79.0028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friedens, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0449&lon=-79.0028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0478

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0014  66/1/21    FRIEDENS PA         PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1780
        TIME - 1420                    N7456Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 167 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0014  66/1/21    FRIEDENS PA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N4567R              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N4567R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4567R-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 28-21269, built 1966 (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: Somerset County

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7456Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7456Y-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 30-519, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Somerset County

## Other investigations on N4567R (3)

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 IAD70DID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70DID02), Jan 22, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N4567R), Portsmouth, VA, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC69D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0098), Jul 20, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N4567R), Plymouth, NH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0610), Mar 23, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N4567R), Somerset, PA, 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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