# NTSB NYC77FGM08: Piper PA-32, N15852, Ligonier, PA, December 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1976
- Place: Ligonier, PA · LIGONIER, PA
- Location: 40.2449° N, 79.2375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ligonier, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2449&lon=-79.2375&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4173  76/12/18   LIGONIER,PA         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1514
        TIME - 1230                    N15852              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LATROBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCRANTON,PA                 LIGONIER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CAUSE OF ELECT PWR FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15852](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15852-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 32-7340069, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (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: Latrobe

## Other investigations on N15852 (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 DFW07FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07FA020), Nov 5, 2006: Piper PA-32-300 (N15852), Danville, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the number 5 cylinder which resulted in oil starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power, and the pilot's inability to see the transmission line during the forced landing. Factors…

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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