# NTSB NYC74FGT19: Piper PA-32, N1428S, Lock Haven, PA, April 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1974
- Place: Lock Haven, PA · LOCK HAVEN, PA
- Location: 41.1371° N, 77.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lock Haven, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1371&lon=-77.4532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGT19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGT19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0979  74/4/28    LOCK HAVEN,PA       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 9052
        TIME - 1045                    N1428S              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 454 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSPORT,PA             SANDUSKY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES STRUNG ACROSS SUSQUEHANNA RIVER.LINES WERE 100 FT ABOVE RIVER SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1428S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1428S-2015-07-09), registration cancelled 2015-07-09, S/N 32-7440018, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740428010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740428010159A), Apr 28, 1974: Piper PA32300, Lock Haven, PA, Substantial damage. Struck power lines strung across susquehanna river. Lines were 100 ft above river surface.

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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