# NTSB NYC76DHA06: Piper PA-28, N44699, Shartlesville, PA, July 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1975
- Place: Shartlesville, PA · SHARTLESVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.5162° N, 76.1001° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shartlesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5162&lon=-76.1001&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DHA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1824  75/7/27    SHARTLESVILLE,PA    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 138
        TIME - 0940                    N44699              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EASTON,PA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- DIVERTED ATTN TO GND SFC IN FRONT OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44699](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44699-2013-07-15), registration cancelled 2013-07-15, S/N 28-7425440, 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: Woods

## 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 19750727020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750727020159A), Jul 27, 1975: Piper PA28140, Shartlesville, PA, Substantial damage. Diverted attn to gnd sfc in front of acft.

## Other investigations on N44699 (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 NYC88LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA163), Jun 11, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N44699), Lehighton, PA, destroyed

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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