# NTSB NYC78FA010: Piper PA-34, N777TD, Reedsville, NY, November 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1977
- Place: Reedsville, NY · REEDSVILLE, NY
- Location: 42.5667° N, 74.0240° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reidsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5667&lon=-74.0240&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4026  77/11/23   REEDSVILLE,PA       PIPER PA-34         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 492
        TIME - 2130                    N777TD              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIFFLIN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIVERSITY,PA               SALISBURY,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT MTN 1600FT MSL AFTR MISSED APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N777TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777TD-2011-03-18), registration cancelled 2011-03-18, S/N 34-7770429, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mifflin County

## 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 19771123043329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771123043329A), Nov 23, 1977: Piper PA34200, Reedsville, PA, Destroyed. Hit mtn 1600FT MSL aftr missed apch.

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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