# NTSB FTW71DRD22: Piper PA-28, N3951R, Plaquemine, LA, October 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1970
- Place: Plaquemine, LA · PLAQUEMINE, LA
- Location: 30.2832° N, 91.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaquemine, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2832&lon=-91.2438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRD22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4021  70/10/20   PLAQUEMINE,LA       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 127
        TIME - 1700                    N3951R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLAQUEMINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BATON ROUGE,LA              RETURN                       PLAQUEMINE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM SOFT RWY,GRASS 6 INCHES HI. WIND CALM. HIT ANT HILL AND FENCE DURING ABORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3951R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3951R-1994-02-04), registration cancelled 1994-02-04, S/N 285857 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plaquemine

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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