# NTSB NYC78FGM14: Piper PA-28, N43157, Martinsburg, PA, December 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1977
- Place: Martinsburg, PA · MARTINSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.3109° N, 78.3243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Martinsburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3109&lon=-78.3243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3926  77/12/27   MARTINSBURG,PA      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1110                    N43157              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTOONA-BLAIR CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARTINSBURG,PA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43157](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43157-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 28-7415434, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Altoona-Blair 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).

- [Accident 19771227042249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771227042249A), Dec 27, 1977: Piper PA28151, Martinsburg, 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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