# NTSB NYC77FGM44: Piper PA-22, N3240Z, Titusville, PA, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Titusville, PA · TITUSVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.6272° N, 79.6698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6272&lon=-79.6698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2366  77/9/18    TITUSVILLE,PA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 146
        TIME - 1730                    N3240Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- 1200FT WET STRIP,GRASS 5-6IN HIGH.HIT ROCKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3240Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3240Z-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 227186, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## 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 19770918029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918029009A), Sep 18, 1977: Piper PA22150, Titusville, PA, Substantial damage. 1200FT wet strip,grass 5-6IN high. Hit rocks.

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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