# NTSB NYC71DHA27: Piper PA-28, N6445W, Morrisville, PA, December 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1970
- Place: Morrisville, PA · MORRISVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.2076° N, 74.7803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2076&lon=-74.7803&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 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4319   70/12/2   MORRISVILLE,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 200
        TIME - 1630                    N6445W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORRISVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISVILLE,PA              HANOVER NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6445W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6445W-1976-07-30), registration cancelled 1976-07-30, S/N 28-21263 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morrisville

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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