# NTSB NYC68F0143: Piper PA-28, N8449R, Erie, PA, July 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1967
- Place: Erie, PA · ERIE, PA
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0143
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0143

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3967  67/7/30    ERIE,PA             PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 48 TOTAL
        TIME - 1255                    N8449R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ERIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        REMARKS- THRESHOLD LIGHTS SITUATED 1000 FT BEYOND NEW RUNWAY EXTENSION.NO MARKINGS,NO NOTAM PUBLISHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8449R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8449R-1983-05-05), registration cancelled 1983-05-05, S/N 28-22334 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Erie

## Other investigations on N8449R (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 CHI73FEI39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI39), May 10, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N8449R), Akron, OH, 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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