# NTSB NYC76FHA05: Piper PA-32, N5528J, Clifford, PA, August 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Clifford, PA · CLIFFORD, PA
- Location: 41.6490° N, 75.5988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clifford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6490&lon=-75.5988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2273   75/8/3    CLIFFORD,PA         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 251
        TIME - 1730                    N5528J              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARBONDALE-CLFFRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILKSBARRE,PA               CLIFFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SWERVED OFF RUNWAY INTO UNFINISHED CONSTRUCTION AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5528J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5528J-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 32-989, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carbondale-Clffrd

## 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 19750803022399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803022399A), Aug 3, 1975: Piper PA32260, Clifford, PA, Substantial damage. Swerved off runway into unfinished construction area adjacent to runway

## Other investigations on N5528J (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 MIA99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA073), Feb 3, 1999: Piper PA-32-260 (N5528J), Orlando, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an engine assembly overload for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the pilot exceeded the airplane's maximum allowable weight.

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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