# NTSB NYC76FGT21: Piper PA-22, N40M, Tower City, PA, June 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Tower City, PA · TOWER CITY, PA
- Location: 40.5884° N, 76.5531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tower City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5884&lon=-76.5531&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1678   76/6/3    TOWER CITY,PA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 179
        TIME - 0755                    N40M                PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BENDIGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOWER CITY,PA               PHILADELPHIA,PA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      900
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     CALM
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ATMTD TKOF IN GND FOG COND,ACFT VEERED L ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTR TKOF.HIT RWY MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40M-2018-12-28), registration cancelled 2018-12-28, S/N 22-1190 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bendigo

## 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 19760603014739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603014739A), Jun 3, 1976: Piper PA22135, Tower City, PA, Substantial damage. Plt atmtd tkof in gnd fog cond,acft veered l almost immediately aftr tkof. Hit rwy marker.

## Other investigations on N40M (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 NYC81FNE28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE28), Aug 31, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N40M), Gr Barrington, MA, 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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