# NTSB NYC76FGT24: Piper PA-28, N9214K, Centre Hall, PA, July 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1976
- Place: Centre Hall, PA · CENTRE HALL, PA
- Location: 40.8447° N, 77.6851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centre Hall, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8447&lon=-77.6851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1674  76/7/20    CENTRE HALL,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 353
        TIME - 0200                    N9214K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENNS CAVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORT MEADVILLE,PA           CENTRE HALL,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED DWN EMBANKMENT STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9214K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9214K-2017-07-07), registration cancelled 2017-07-07, S/N 28-7615182, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (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: Penns Cave

## 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 19760720020199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760720020199A), Jul 20, 1976: Piper PA28151, Centre Hall, PA, Substantial damage. Acft rolled dwn embankment struck trees.

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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