# NTSB NYC77FHD27: Piper PA-28R, N3932R, West Chester, PA, August 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1977
- Place: West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3190  77/8/23    WEST CHESTER,PA     PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 625
        TIME - 2010                    N3932R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAVER FALLS,PA             WEST CHESTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
        REMARKS- LNDD ON UNLIGHTED CLOSED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3932R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3932R-1999-04-12), registration cancelled 1999-04-12, S/N 28R-7135115 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Chester

## 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 19770823031689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823031689A), Aug 23, 1977: Piper PA28R200, West Chester, PA, Substantial damage. Lndd on unlighted closed rwy.

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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