# NTSB NYC68D0093: Piper PA-28, N7712W, Collegeville, PA, August 15, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1967
- Place: Collegeville, PA · COLLEGEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.1869° N, 75.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collegeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1869&lon=-75.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2927  67/8/15    COLLEGEVILLE,PA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1945                    N7712W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 560 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            190 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKIOMEN VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7712W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley

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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