# NTSB NYC73FLJ06: Piper PA-28, N5934U, Morrisville, NC, August 19, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1972
- Place: Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8364° N, 78.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrisville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8364&lon=-78.8390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FLJ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FLJ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1310  72/8/19    MORRISVILLE,NC      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N5934U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 3665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            420 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEDFORD,MASS                RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON HWY,COASTED OFF TO SIDE,HWVR L WING REMAINED EXTENDED OVR HWY,HIT BY TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5934U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5934U-1997-01-22), registration cancelled 1997-01-22, S/N 2826827 (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: Raleigh-Durham

## Other investigations on N5934U (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 NYC96FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA052), Jan 18, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N5934U), Harwich, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue flight under visual flight rules, while flying into instrument meteorological conditions. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain control…

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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