# NTSB NYC75DHA34: Piper PA-28, N6523W, Penns Forrest, PA, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Penns Forrest, PA · PENNS FORREST, PA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147409
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0241  75/3/16    PENNS FORREST,PA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 730
        TIME - 1410                    N6523W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT POCOHANTAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENNS FORREST,PA            DOYLESTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO ROTATION SPEED DUE TO SNOW ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6523W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6523W), registered now, S/N 28-20602, built 1965 (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: Mt Pocohantas

## 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 19750316003339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316003339A), Mar 16, 1975: Piper PA28140, Penns Forrest, PA, Substantial damage. Acft would not accelerate to rotation speed due to snow on rwy.

## Other investigations on N6523W (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 NYC66D0362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0362), Nov 23, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6523W), Langhorne, PA, substantial damage

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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