# NTSB NYC67F0619: Piper PA-18, N4278Z, Hershey, PA, April 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1967
- Place: Hershey, PA · HERSHEY, PA
- Location: 40.2800° N, 76.6443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hershey, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2800&lon=-76.6443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117537
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0619
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0619

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1144   67/4/9    HERSHEY,PA          PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1700
        TIME - 1430                    N4278Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERSHEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           60                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGHWAY SIGN ALONG SIDE RUNWAY.CROSS WIND 10 KNOTS GUSTING 14 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4278Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hershey

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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