# NTSB NYC67F0574: Piper PA-24, N5276P, Coraopolis, PA, December 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1966
- Place: Coraopolis, PA · CORAOPOLIS, PA
- Location: 40.5146° N, 80.1618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coraopolis, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5146&lon=-80.1618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0574
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0574

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4324  66/12/30   CORAOPOLIS PA.      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 624
        TIME - 1630                    N5276P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITTSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- NOSEGEAR STRUT BUSHINGS,AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY WORN EXCESSIVELY.ACFT FLOWN 4.5 HRS SINCE ANNUAL INSP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5276P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276P-1975-05-09), registration cancelled 1975-05-09, S/N 24314 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg

## Other investigations on N5276P (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 MIA74FKQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ26), Jun 21, 1974: Piper PA-24 (N5276P), Tylertown, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0317), Sep 7, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N5276P), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0393), Oct 31, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N5276P), West Mifflin, 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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