# NTSB NYC80FA028: Piper PA-24, N9226P, East Freedom, PA, March 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1980
- Place: East Freedom, PA · EAST FREEDOM, PA
- Location: 40.3552° N, 78.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Freedom, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3552&lon=-78.4305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1682  80/3/17    EAST FREEDOM,PA     PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 17000
        TIME - 1430                    N9226P              PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 JOHNSTOWN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       46
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9226P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9226P-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 24-4723, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800317014459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800317014459A), Mar 17, 1980: Piper PA24260, East Freedom, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck trees on mountain operating VFR in IFR weather. Air taxi certificate had been revoked.

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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