# NTSB NYC67D0323: Piper PA-20, N1564A, Finleyville, PA, October 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1966
- Place: Finleyville, PA · FINLEYVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2528° N, 80.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Finleyville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2528&lon=-80.0020&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0323
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0323

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2981   66/10/2   FINLEYVILLE PA      PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 147
        TIME - 1500                    N1564A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FINLEYVILLE
        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: [N1564A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1564A-1972-02-23), registration cancelled 1972-02-23, S/N 20-767 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Finleyville

## Other investigations on N1564A (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 CHI71AC001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC001), Jul 6, 1970: Piper PA-20 (N1564A), Mikado, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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