# NTSB NYC75FGT10: Piper PA-24, N5197P, Frackville, PA, December 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 31, 1974
- Place: Frackville, PA · FRACKVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.7833° N, 76.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frackville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7833&lon=-76.2329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGT10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4125  74/12/31   FRACKVILLE,PA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 270
        TIME - 1430                    N5197P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLIAMSPORT,PA             POTTSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       31
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLT PLT ENTERED ADVERSE WX.LNDD ON HWY WITH GR UP ACFT SLID INTO SIGN POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5197P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5197P-2013-04-01), registration cancelled 2013-04-01, S/N 24-221, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (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 19741231042089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741231042089A), Dec 31, 1974: Piper PA24250, Frackville, PA, Substantial damage. During cross country flt plt entered adverse wx. Lndd on hwy with gr up acft slid into sign post.

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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