# NTSB NYC76AN075: Piper PA-28, N7844C, Allentown, PA, February 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1976
- Place: Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0121  76/2/10    ALLENTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 314
        TIME - 1434                    N7844C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUEEN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALLENTOWN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO ENTR STEEP CLB BFR DSCNT.TRIM ACTUATOR SCREW FOR STAB TRIM-ELEVEN THREADS TOP SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7844C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7844C-1976-04-15), registration cancelled 1976-04-15, S/N 28-7625086 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Queen City

## 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 19760210004089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760210004089A), Feb 10, 1976: Piper PA28140, Allentown, PA, Destroyed. Acft obsvd to entr steep clb bfr dscnt. Trim actuator screw for stab trim-eleven threads top side.

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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