# NTSB CHI72AC066: Piper PA-28, N1754T, Albany, KY, February 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1972
- Place: Albany, KY · ALBANY, KY
- Location: 36.6905° N, 85.1355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6905&lon=-85.1355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0783  72/2/16  NR.ALBANY,KY          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 2245                    N1754T              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 92 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TEX                 PHILADELPHIA,PA              NASHVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED PAX TO FLY ACFT AND WENT TO SLEEP. PAX FLEW INTO HILL TOP. DEP HOUSTON THAT MORNING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1754T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1754T-1972-04-07), registration cancelled 1972-04-07, S/N 28-7125071 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1754T (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 MIA72FKJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKJ11), Jul 31, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N1754T), Castleberry, AL, 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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