# NTSB FTW70D0177: Piper PA-28, N7548R, Pettus, AR, August 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1969
- Place: Pettus, AR · PETTUS, AR
- Location: 34.6773° N, 91.9126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pettus, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6773&lon=-91.9126&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2422  69/8/21    PETTUS,ARK          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N7548R              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETTUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LITTLE ROCK,ARK             DES ARC,ARK                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- STRUCK WATER TANK. PLT CERTIFICATE NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO OR X-C FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7548R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7548R-1989-07-27), registration cancelled 1989-07-27, S/N 2822110 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pettus

## Other investigations on N7548R (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 SEA89LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA005), Oct 1, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N7548R), North Fork, ID, destroyed

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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