# NTSB FTW72AF080: Piper PA-32, Hammond, LA, May 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: May 23, 1972
- Place: Hammond, LA · HAMMOND, LA
- Location: 30.5060° N, 90.4549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, November 13, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0656  72/5/23    HAMMOND,LA          PIPER PA-32         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 200
        TIME - 1620                    N7736J              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMMOND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST WEGO,LA                HAMMOND,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLEW TIGHT LOW PATTERN. LOST CTL ON TURN TO FINAL APCH. PLTS TIME AS OF 9/8/70.
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7736J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7736J-1972-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: HAMMOND

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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