# NTSB NYC75FHA05: Piper PA-32, N8967N, Honesdale, PA, July 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1974
- Place: Honesdale, PA · HONESDALE, PA
- Location: 41.5757° N, 75.2508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honesdale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5757&lon=-75.2508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1949  74/7/31    HONESDALE,PA        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 840
        TIME - 1530                    N8967N              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY RIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONESDALE,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED 110 FT SHORT OF RWY.LEFT GEAR STRUCK  A LARGE ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8967N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8967N-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 32-40777, 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 Ridge

## 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 19740731021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731021659A), Jul 31, 1974: Piper PA32RT300, Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. Plt landed 110 ft short of rwy. Left gear struck a large rock.

## Other investigations on N8967N (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 CHI79FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI07), Nov 21, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N8967N), North Canton, OH, 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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