# NTSB NYC75FGT13: Piper PA-28, N3544K, Schafferstown, PA, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Schafferstown, PA · SCHAFFERSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2968° N, 76.2939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaefferstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2968&lon=-76.2939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FGT13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGT13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1089  75/3/16    SCHAFFERSTOWN,PA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 122
        TIME - 2010                    N3544K              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLER BROS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMBERSBURG,PA             LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BLOOD TEST PERFORMED IN HOSPITAL.VALUE NOT RPTD DR CONFIRMED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3544K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3544K), registered now, S/N 28-23618, built 1967 (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: Keller Bros

## 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 19750316005109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316005109A), Mar 16, 1975: Piper PA28140, Schafferstown, PA, Substantial damage. Blood test performed in hospital. Value not rptd dr confirmed under the influence of alcohol.

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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