# Accident 19750901027479A: Piper PA28180, Clanton, AL, September 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1975
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Airport: Gragg Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.8456° N, 86.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clanton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8456&lon=-86.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16252, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750901027479A

## Narrative

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

STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL DETECTED,PLT REFUSED BLOOD ALCOHOL TEST.

## 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 MIA76FKJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ19), Sep 1, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N16252), Clanton, AL, substantial damage

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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