# NTSB NYC73DGT02: Piper J4, N26895, Gettysburg, PA, August 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1972
- Place: Gettysburg, PA · GETTYSBURG, PA
- Location: 39.8306° N, 77.2341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-77.2341&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167913
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DGT02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DGT02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2964  72/8/13    GETTYSBURG,PA       PIPER J4            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N26895              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 31, 635 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GETTYSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GETTYSBURG,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26895](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26895-1981-12-11), registration cancelled 1981-12-11, S/N 4-943, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4
- Registry model: [Piper J4](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4) (registry code 7100602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gettysburg

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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