# NTSB NYC70FIK01: Piper PA-28, N6793W, Berlin, PA, November 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1969
- Place: Berlin, PA · BERLIN, PA
- Location: 39.9215° N, 78.9508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9215&lon=-78.9508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70FIK01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70FIK01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3192   69/11/6   BERLIN,PA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 233
        TIME - 1200                    N6793W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,PA                  COLUMBUS,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD TO RUSH LNDG DUE TO FIRE. GUSTS TO 35 KTS. ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6793W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6793W-1970-07-27), registration cancelled 1970-07-27, S/N 28-20923 (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: Destroyed

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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