# NTSB NYC69F0279: Piper PA-28, N5107W, Brookville, PA, November 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1968
- Place: Brookville, PA · BROOKVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.1617° N, 79.0827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1617&lon=-79.0827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4349  68/11/24   BROOKVILLE,PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 236
        TIME - 2200                    N5107W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBOIS-JEFF.CTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.3 CYL EXH VALVE FAILED,PUNCHED HOLE IN TOP OF PISTON. MAINT AD 63-23-2 NCW. SETTLED IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5107W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5107W-1970-08-21), registration cancelled 1970-08-21, S/N 28-124 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (registry code 7102806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dubois-Jeff.Cty

## Other investigations on N5107W (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 CHI67D0252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0252), Jul 29, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N5107W), Warren, 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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