# NTSB NYC72AN061: Piper PA-28, N9287J, Boalsburg, PA, October 31, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1971
- Place: Boalsburg, PA · BOALSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.7780° N, 77.7744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boalsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7780&lon=-77.7744&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163397
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3078  71/10/31   BOALSBURG,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 203
        TIME - 1450                    N9287J              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOHNSTOWN,PA                ALTOONA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT SPIN OUT OF LOW OCST,RECOVER,THEN FLY ERRATICALLY.PLT HAD SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9287J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9287J-1972-04-26), registration cancelled 1972-04-26, S/N 28-3371 (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

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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