# NTSB NYC71DGM26: Piper PA-28, N3776R, Valencia, PA, January 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 9, 1971
- Place: Valencia, PA · VALENCIA, PA
- Location: 40.6767° N, 79.9883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valencia, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6767&lon=-79.9883&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DGM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DGM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0450   71/1/9    VALENCIA,PA         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 162
        TIME - 1615                    N3776R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 138 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADE MILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW GARDEN ARPT,PA          AKRON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED FATIGUE.LNDED TOO FAST ON 2300 FT RWY.RAN OFF RWY,OVER EMBNKMNT,HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3776R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3776R-1992-05-13), registration cancelled 1992-05-13, S/N 285819 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Glade Mill

## Other investigations on N3776R (2)

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 NYC90LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA153), Jul 8, 1990: Piper PA-28 (N3776R), High Point Lake, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL UPON TOUCHDOWN AND DURING THE GO AROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN UNCONTROLLED CONTACT WITH THE WINDSOCK AND A ROCK QUARRY. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE EXCESSIVE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT (REPORTED…
- [NTSB NYC73DHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHD33), Apr 18, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N3776R), Rehoboth Bch, DE, 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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