# NTSB NYC74FGM13: Piper PA-28, N8784N, Jeannette, PA, January 4, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1974
- Place: Jeannette, PA · JEANNETTE, PA
- Location: 40.3278° N, 79.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeannette, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3278&lon=-79.6139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0020   74/1/4    JEANNETTE,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 102
        TIME - 1530                    N8784N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURG-BOQUET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LATROBE,PA                  JEANNETTE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD 20FT SHORT OF RWY IN MOIST EARTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8784N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8784N), registered now, S/N 28-25621, 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: Pittsburg-Boquet

## 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 19740104000679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740104000679A), Jan 4, 1974: Piper PA28140, Jeannette, PA, Substantial damage. Acft lndd 20FT short of rwy in moist earth.

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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