# NTSB NYC75AN043: Piper PA-31, N61454, Shartlesville, PA, October 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1974
- Place: Shartlesville, PA · SHARTLESVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.5162° N, 76.1001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shartlesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5162&lon=-76.1001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2768   74/10/7   SHARTLESVILLE,PA    PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3320
        TIME - 1445                    N61454              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 577 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          YORK,PA                     DUBOIS,PA                    FARMINGDALE,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        REMARKS- PROPS FND IN UNFEATHERED PSN.LNDD SHORT OF INTENDED LDG AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61454](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61454-2020-08-02), registration cancelled 2020-08-02, S/N 31-7405479, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110) (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 19741007033079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741007033079A), Oct 7, 1974: Piper PA31350, Shartlesville, PA, Substantial damage. Props fnd in unfeathered psn. Lndd short of intended ldg area.

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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