# NTSB NYC68D0160: Piper PA-28, N9794J, Reedsville, PA, September 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1967
- Place: Reedsville, PA · REEDSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.6649° N, 77.5930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6649&lon=-77.5930&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3302  67/9/10    REEDSVILLE,PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1650                    N9794J              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIFFLIN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT DISTRACTED BY KNEE HITTING THROTTLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9794J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9794J), registered now, S/N 28-3997, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mifflin County

## Other investigations on N9794J (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 NYC69D0200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0200), Sep 14, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N9794J), Bennington, VT, 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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