# NTSB NYC68F0049: Piper PA-30, N7412Y, Selinsgrove, PA, June 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1967
- Place: Selinsgrove, PA · SELINSGROVE, PA
- Location: 40.8001° N, 76.8654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selinsgrove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8001&lon=-76.8654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116286
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2240  67/6/28    SELINSGROVE,PA      PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1272
        TIME - 1915                    N7412Y              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 107 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENN VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- PRACTICE SINGLE ENG LNDG.R.ENG ZERO THRUST.PLT IN COMMAND NOT A FLT INST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7412Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7412Y-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 30-474, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Penn 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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