# NTSB NYC78DHD07: Piper PA-32, N1563X, West Chester, PA, February 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1978
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142581
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DHD07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHD07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3582  78/2/27    WEST CHESTER,PA     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 740
        TIME - 1100                    N1563X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 492 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST CHESTER,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HIT SCHWEIZER N7649. GLIDERS AND AIRCRAFT PARKED VERY CLOSE TO TAXIWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DMGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1563X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1563X-2019-08-09), registration cancelled 2019-08-09, S/N 32-7500037, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Chester Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780227000149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000149I), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA32260, West Chester, PA, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff, pilot allowed aircraft to strike parked glider.

## Other investigations on N1563X (2)

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 ERA19TA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA111), Feb 28, 2019: Piper PA32 (N1563X), West Palm Beach (Atlantic Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a ditched landing in the ocean.
- [NTSB NYC04LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA071), Feb 9, 2004: Piper PA-32-260 (N1563X), Collegeville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during approach to the runway. Factors in the accident were the dark night and snowbank.

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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