# NTSB NYC68F0296: Piper PA-28, N5776W, Hershey, PA, November 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 26, 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0296
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0296

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0008  67/11/26   HERSHEY,PA          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 2145
        TIME - 1030                    N5776W              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERSHEY AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT TURNED PROP TO CHK ENG COMPRESSION.ENG FIRED.PROP STRUCK PLTS LEFT ARM/HAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5776W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5776W-2020-07-22), registration cancelled 2020-07-22, S/N 28-1611, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (registry code 7102804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Hershey Airpark

## Other investigations on N5776W (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 GAA20CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA094), Nov 23, 2019: Piper PA28 (N5776W), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The automobile driver's incursion onto an active runway, which resulted in a collision with a landing airplane.

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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