# NTSB NYC78DHA32: Piper PA-28, N8669C, Pottstown, PA, August 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Pottstown, PA · POTTSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2509° N, 75.6448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pottstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2509&lon=-75.6448&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2365   78/8/1    POTTSTOWN,PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 540
        TIME - 1115                    N8669C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POTTSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                POTTSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8669C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8669C), registered now, S/N 28R-7635178, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pottstown

## 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 19780801020249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801020249A), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA28R200, Pottstown, PA, 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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