# NTSB ERA26LA362: Piper PA-28-140, N3713K, Canon, GA, September 22, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: September 22, 2026, 10:11 local (14:11 UTC)
- Place: Canon, GA
- Coordinates: 34.338128, -83.139003 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3381&lon=-83.1390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA26LA362
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203958/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA362

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-140, 29 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=7102802), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3713K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3713K), registered now, S/N 28-23702 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-23702
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: 3713 Kilo LLC
- Registered owner: 3713 Kilo LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 1AA, Athens, GA
- Airport: 18A, Franklin-Hart, runway 08, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Day
- Wind: 40° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft broken
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.09 inHg
- Observed at: 18A
- METAR: METAR K18A 221415Z AUTO 04007KT 360V070 10SM BKN038 OVC047 24/21 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND NW T02380206=

## Other investigations on N3713K (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 MIA72FLA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA13), Oct 11, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N3713K), Hastings, FL, 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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