# NTSB CHI76DEA21: Piper PA-28, N1334T, Zionsville, IN, December 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1975
- Place: Zionsville, IN · ZIONSVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.9509° N, 86.2619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zionsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9509&lon=-86.2619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3980  75/12/22   ZIONSVILLE,IN       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 460
        TIME - 0815                    N1334T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TERRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZIONSVILLE,IN               LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- NO ONE ABOARD,HAND PROPPED BY PLT.ENG STARTED,ACFT CROSSED TWO FENCES,TWO DITCHES AND ONE ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1334T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1334T), registered now, S/N 28R-7235263, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Terry

## 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 19751222040159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751222040159A), Dec 22, 1975: Piper PA28R200, Zionsville, IN, Substantial damage. No one aboard,hand propped by plt. Eng started,acft crossed two fences,two ditches and one road.

## Other investigations on N1334T (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 CHI00LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA293), Sep 1, 2000: Piper PA28R-200 (N1334T), Sellersburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper servicing of the emergency extension assembly and the gear extension not verified by company maintenance personnel. Factors were the failure of the hydraulic system's motor, normal and…

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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