# Accident 19751118035149A: Piper PA24250, Birmingham, AL, November 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1975
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5304P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5304P-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,747 total, 318 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751118035149A

## Narrative

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

CB OUT WHEN PUSHED IN GR OPERATED NMLY.

## 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 MIA76FKJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ33), Nov 18, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N5304P), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5304P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820105000549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820105000549A), Jan 5, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N5304P), Lonoke, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on descent for destination. Landed in rough terrain. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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