# NTSB NYC78FGT17: Lake 4-200, N62032, Sunbury, PA, September 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Sunbury, PA · SUNBURY, PA
- Location: 40.8615° N, 76.7867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunbury, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8615&lon=-76.7867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGT17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3072   78/9/1    SUNBURY,PA          LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 745
        TIME - 1800                    N62032              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNBURY,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62032 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAKE 4-200
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sunbury

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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