# NTSB NYC75AN078: Piper PA-32, N32264, Fairchance, PA, December 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1974
- Place: Fairchance, PA · FAIRCHANCE, PA
- Location: 39.8251° N, 79.7540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairchance, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8251&lon=-79.7540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3928  74/12/30   FAIRCHANCE,PA       PIPER PA-32         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 150
        TIME - 1600                    N32264              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,PA               MORGANTOWN,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RIDGE OF 2700 FT MOUNTAIN.WITNESS REPORTED HEAVY FOG IN AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32264](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32264-1975-02-14), registration cancelled 1975-02-14, S/N 32-7540025, built 1974 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19741230042309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741230042309A), Dec 30, 1974: Piper PA32300, Fairchance, PA, Destroyed. Struck ridge of 2700 ft mountain. Witness reported heavy fog in 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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