# NTSB NYC75FGM02: Piper PA-32, N8958N, Sheffield, PA, July 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1974
- Place: Sheffield, PA · SHEFFIELD, PA
- Location: 41.7010° N, 79.0299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7010&lon=-79.0299&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134387
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2502  74/7/27    SHEFFIELD,PA        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 150
        TIME - 1645                    N8958N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY GROVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TETERBORO,NJ                SHEFFIELD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT SLID OFF END OF RWY INTO A DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8958N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8958N-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 32-40764, built 1969 (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)
- 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
- Airport: Cherry Grove

## 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 19740727025119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740727025119A), Jul 27, 1974: Piper PA32300, Sheffield, PA, Substantial damage. Acft slid off end of rwy into a ditch.

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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