# NTSB NYC78FGM48: Piper PA-28, N669FL, Grove City, PA, August 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1978
- Place: Grove City, PA · GROVE CITY, PA
- Location: 41.1571° N, 80.0886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grove City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1571&lon=-80.0886&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGM48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2706  78/8/31    GROVE CITY,PA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 2215                    N669FL              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GROVE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROVE CITY,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N669FL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669FL-1981-10-20), registration cancelled 1981-10-20, S/N 287125594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grove City

## 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 19780831025979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780831025979A), Aug 31, 1978: Piper PA28140, Grove City, 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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