# NTSB NYC76DFJ13: Piper PA-28, N43464, Jamestown, NY, January 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1976
- Place: Jamestown, NY · JAMESTOWN, NY
- Location: 42.0976° N, 79.2361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0976&lon=-79.2361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149841
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DFJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DFJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0699  76/1/13    JAMESTOWN,NY        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1250                    N43464              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JAMESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ERIE,PA                     JAMESTOWN,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- HARD PACKED SNOW AND ICE ON RUNWAY,STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTY FLIGHT.WIND GUSTING 17K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43464](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43464-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 28-7425369, built 1974 (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: Jamestown

## 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 19760113001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760113001609A), Jan 13, 1976: Piper PA28140, Jamestown, NY, Substantial damage. Hard packed snow and ice on runway,student solo cross county flight. Wind gusting 17K.

## Other investigations on N43464 (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 NYC97LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA124), Jun 21, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N43464), Hammonton, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a partially blocked engine muffler.

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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