# NTSB NYC78FGT12: Piper PA-28, N575V, Schaefferstown, PA, August 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Schaefferstown, PA · SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.2968° N, 76.2939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaefferstown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2968&lon=-76.2939&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGT12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2708  78/8/10    SCHAEFFERSTOWN,PA   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 665
        TIME - 1930                    N575V               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 158 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLER BROTHERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEYERSTOWN,PA               SCHAEFFERSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PIC ALLOWED STUDENT PLT TO MANIPULATE THE CTLS.LOST CTL OF ACFT WHILE PERFORMING A SOFT FLD TKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N575V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N575V-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 28-24819, built 1968 (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)
- 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: Keller Brothers

## 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 19780810026349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810026349A), Aug 10, 1978: Piper PA28140, Schaefferstown,, PA, Substantial damage. PIC allowed student plt to manipulate the ctls. Lost ctl of acft whil performing a soft fld tkeoff

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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