# NTSB CHI75AC098: Piper PA-28R, N3927T, Jeffersonville, IN, June 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1975
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.2776° N, 85.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeffersonville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2776&lon=-85.7372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC098

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1651  75/6/27    JEFFERSONVILLE,IN   PIPER PA-28R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 669
        TIME - 1430                    N3927T              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAPS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,IN               JEFFERSONVILLE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      85
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- APCH RATIO TO RWY 33 IS 1 TO 1 WITH NO DISPLACED THRESHOLD.HIT TRUCK ON OVERPASS 16FT ABV RWY ELEV
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3927T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3927T-1975-08-15), registration cancelled 1975-08-15, S/N 28R-30265, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Haps

## 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 19750627018779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750627018779A), Jun 27, 1975: Piper PA28R180, Jeffersonville, IN, Destroyed. Apch ratio to rwy 33 is 1 to 1 with no displaced threshold. Hit truck on overpass 16FT abv rwy elev

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.