# NTSB NYC66F0610: Piper PA-28, N4567R, Somerset, PA, March 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1966
- Place: Somerset, PA · SOMERSET, PA
- Location: 40.0050° N, 79.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0050&lon=-79.0779&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0610
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0610

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0806  66/3/23    SOMERSET PA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1108
        TIME - 1510                    N4567R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET CO.
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- 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 Co.

## 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 NYC66F0478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0478), Jan 21, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N4567R), Friedens, 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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