# NTSB NYC72DHA33: Piper PA-28, N5628U, Clarks Summit, PA, February 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1972
- Place: Clarks Summit, PA · CLARKS SUMMIT, PA
- Location: 41.4902° N, 75.7065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarks Summit, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4902&lon=-75.7065&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 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165075
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72DHA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DHA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0561   72/2/8    CLARKS SUMMIT,PA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N5628U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCRANTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKS SUMMIT,PA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RWY PLOWED WITH RESIDUE OF SNOW AND ICE REMAINING. PLT STATED HE DIDNT TRY TO CORRECT SKID.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5628U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5628U-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N 28-26424, 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: Scranton

## Other investigations on N5628U (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 DEN90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA088), Apr 8, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N5628U), Forsyth, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH UNSUITABLE TERRAIN IN WHICH THE FORCED LANDING WAS MADE.

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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