# NTSB NYC77FGT01: N. American AT-6C, N9543C, Port Matilda, PA, October 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1976
- Place: Port Matilda, PA · PORT MATILDA, PA
- Location: 40.8000° N, 78.0526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Matilda, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8000&lon=-78.0526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3391   76/10/4   PORT MATILDA,PA     N. AMERICAN AT-6C   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 2728
        TIME - 1535                    N9543C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IN               UNIVERSITY PARK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- WENT THRU A ROW OF TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9543C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: N. AMERICAN AT-6C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eagle Field

## 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 19761004033179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761004033179A), Oct 4, 1976: Namer AT6C, Port Matilda, PA, Substantial damage. Went thru a row of trees.

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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