# NTSB NYC79FA090: Piper PA-28, N6275W, No.Whitehall, PA, September 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1979
- Place: No.Whitehall, PA · NO.WHITEHALL, PA
- Location: 40.6797° N, 75.5788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of North Whitehall, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6797&lon=-75.5788&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3169   79/9/5    NO.WHITEHALL,PA     PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 282
        TIME - 1440                    N6275W              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLENTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUFFALO,NY                  ALLENTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      78
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          140                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6275W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6275W-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 28-20325, built 1964 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Allentown

## 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 19790905028849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905028849A), Sep 5, 1979: Piper PA28140, Allentown, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR plt lost control of acft in thunderstorm during radar vectors to airport. Fact; proceeded VFR into IFR weather.

## Other investigations on N6275W (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC68F0364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0364), Feb 14, 1968: Piper PA-28 (N6275W), Allentown, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0196), Jul 6, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6275W), Bridgeport, NJ, 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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