# NTSB NYC70DHD10: Piper PA-28, N5714F, Torresdale, PA, March 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1970
- Place: Torresdale, PA · TORRESDALE, PA
- Location: 40.0548° N, 75.0043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torresdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0548&lon=-75.0043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DHD10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DHD10

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1024   70/3/7    TORRESDALE,PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N5714F              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - N PHILADELPHIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRESDALE,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5714F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5714F), registered now, S/N 28-24928, built 1968 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: N Philadelphia

## Other investigations on N5714F (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 CEN25LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA353), Sep 1, 2025: Piper PA-28-140 (N5714F), Pittsfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a deer during the aborted landing in night visual meteorological conditions.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.