# Accident 19750811029319A: Piper PA28R200, Charlotte, NC, August 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1975
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5423W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5423W-1975-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 11 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76AI008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750811029319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AUTOLITE SH-2K PLUGS NOT APPROVED,IMPROPERLY GAPPED.NR3 CYL RING BRKN.4000FT TKOF RUN BFR LIFTOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 IAD76AI008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI008), Aug 11, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N5423W), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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