# NTSB NYC77FGM04: Piper PA-24, N7AG, Smithfield, PA, December 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1976
- Place: Smithfield, PA · SMITHFIELD, PA
- Location: 39.8022° N, 79.8087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8022&lon=-79.8087&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3964  76/12/10   SMITHFIELD,PA       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N7AG                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 423 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROEVILLE,PA              MORGANTOWN,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- NO FUEL IN EITHER TANK.ACFT ROLLED DWN AN EMBANKMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7AG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7AG-1977-12-05), registration cancelled 1977-12-05, S/N 24-1431 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19761210040029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761210040029A), Dec 10, 1976: Piper PA24400, Smithfield, PA, Substantial damage. No fuel in either tank. Acft rolled dwn an embankment.

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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