# NTSB NYC71DHA30: Piper PA-28, N95414, Easton, PA, January 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1971
- Place: Easton, PA · EASTON, PA
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DHA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DHA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0536  71/1/17    EASTON,PA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N95414              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTON,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N95414](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95414-2015-04-30), registration cancelled 2015-04-30, S/N 28-25933, built 1969 (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: Easton

## Other investigations on N95414 (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 NYC70DHA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DHA04), Feb 1, 1970: Piper PA-28 (N95414), Mount Pocono, PA, 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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