# NTSB NYC75AN049: Piper PA-23, N40217, Clarion, PA, October 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1974
- Place: Clarion, PA · CLARION, PA
- Location: 41.2094° N, 79.3801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarion, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2094&lon=-79.3801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3022  74/10/15   CLARION,PA          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3261
        TIME - 2005                    N40217              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 361 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               CLARION,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK DEER DURING LANDING ROLL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40217](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40217-1975-12-17), registration cancelled 1975-12-17, S/N 27-7305016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clarion County

## 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 19741015037709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741015037709A), Oct 15, 1974: Piper PA23250, Clarion, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck deer during landing roll out.

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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