# NTSB NYC74FHA25: Piper PA-28, N732FL, Pottstown, PA, March 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1974
- Place: Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0195   74/3/6    POTTSTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N732FL              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POTTSTOWN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N732FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732FL-2003-12-16), registration cancelled 2003-12-16, S/N 28-7225510, built 1972 (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: Pottstown Muni

## 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 19740306004259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740306004259A), Mar 6, 1974: Piper PA28140, Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N732FL (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 CHI01LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA009), Oct 12, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N732FL), Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate preflight planning. Factors were the fuel exhaustion, the trees, and the bright night condition.

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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