# NTSB NYC76FHD13: Piper PA-28, N8771N, Coatesville, PA, November 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 9, 1975
- Place: Coatesville, PA · COATESVILLE, PA
- Location: 39.9852° N, 75.8190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coatesville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9852&lon=-75.8190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3893   75/11/9   COATESVILLE,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1516
        TIME - 1830                    N8771N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1326 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - G O CARLSON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 CHESTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- REDUCED PWR EXPD SURGING ENG,FLUCTUATING RPM AND EGT SETTINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8771N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771N-1976-02-20), registration cancelled 1976-02-20, S/N 28-25594, built 1969 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: G O Carlson Co

## 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 19751109040769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751109040769A), Nov 9, 1975: Piper PA28140, Coatesville, PA, Destroyed. Reduced pwr expd surging eng,fluctuating RPM and EGT settings.

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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