# NTSB NYC66F0622: Piper PA-32, N3374W, Bethel Park, PA, April 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1966
- Place: Bethel Park, PA · BETHEL PARK, PA
- Location: 40.3238° N, 80.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel Park, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3238&lon=-80.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0622
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0622

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0875  66/4/27    BETHEL PARK PA      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5400
        TIME - 0800                    N3374W              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION, LANDING GEAR STRUCK EIGHT INCH CONCRETE CURB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3374W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3374W), registered now, S/N 32-220 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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