# NTSB NYC71AN122: Piper PA-28, N9228J, Uniontown, PA, June 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1971
- Place: Uniontown, PA · UNIONTOWN, PA
- Location: 39.8993° N, 79.7245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uniontown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8993&lon=-79.7245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71AN122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71AN122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0368  71/6/17    UNIONTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 2000
        TIME - 1445                    N9228J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNELLSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONNELLSVILLE,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD IN STEEP L DSCNDG TURN.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .21 PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9228J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9228J-1971-09-14), registration cancelled 1971-09-14, S/N 28-3298 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Connellsville

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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