# NTSB NYC73FHA21: Piper PA-28, N4897T, Langhorne, PA, April 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1973
- Place: Langhorne, PA · LANGHORNE, PA
- Location: 40.1775° N, 74.9234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langhorne, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1775&lon=-74.9234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0826  73/4/14    LANGHORNE,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N4897T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BUEHL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGHORNE,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- HIGH APCH,DID NOT ADD PWR DRG GO-AROUND.SETTLED INTO WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4897T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897T-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 28-7225234 (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:  Buehl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730414008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730414008479A), Apr 14, 1973: Piper PA28140, Langhorne, PA, Substantial damage. High apch,did not add pwr drg go-around. Settled into wires.

## Other investigations on N4897T (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 NYC79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA033), Apr 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4897T), Allaire, NJ, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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