# NTSB NYC76FGT28: Piper PA-28, N44597, Lock Haven, PA, August 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1976
- Place: Lock Haven, PA · LOCK HAVEN, PA
- Location: 41.1371° N, 77.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lock Haven, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1371&lon=-77.4532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGT28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGT28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2890  76/8/19    LOCK HAVEN,PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N44597              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - W T PIPER MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOCK HAVEN,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44597](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44597), registered now, S/N 28-7525001, 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: W T Piper Mem

## 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 19760819026209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819026209A), Aug 19, 1976: Piper PA28140, Lock Haven, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N44597 (2)

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 FTW78DRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG55), Jun 25, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N44597), Austin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FGM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM48), Jun 21, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N44597), Ebensburg, PA, 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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