# NTSB NYC77FGM05: Piper PA-24, N8052P, Monongahela, PA, December 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1976
- Place: Monongahela, PA · MONONGAHELA, PA
- Location: 40.1912° N, 79.9225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monongahela, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1912&lon=-79.9225&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4056  76/12/10   MONONGAHELA,PA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N8052P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 53, 2500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALDRICH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,PA               MONONGAHELA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8052P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8052P), registered now, S/N 24-3298, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aldrich

## 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 19761210040529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761210040529A), Dec 10, 1976: Piper PA24250, Monongahela, PA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8052P (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 CHI67F0504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0504), Feb 6, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8052P), Medina, OH, 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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